Villagers have said new lighting has plunged so much of the area into darkness some of them are having to use torches at ...

The council said street lighting was originally designed on the ... with many hoping it would help the village secure “dark skies status” and therefore increase the property prices.

A town and nearby village has been announced as Wales' first dark sky community. It means the street lighting in Presteigne and Norton in Powys will turn off earlier or dim to reduce light pollution.