90,000 LED lights installed in one street

A Somerset street has been lit up with the glow of 90,000 LED lights.

Residents of Trinity Close, in Burnham-on-Sea have revealed their traditional Christmas display with some homes decorated with 15,000 LED bulbs.

The lights take approximately two days to install and the street has become a local tourist attraction thanks to the huge number of bulbs in its display.

Nick Gardner, resident, explained that the LED technology helps to keep energy costs low.

“Thanks to energy saving light bulbs it only costs me about £80 extra on top of my normal electricity bill for the whole six weeks. Some people might think it’s eccentric but it cheers us up,” he said.

“It started out as a bit of a competition between the two of us and each year we’d try and outshine the other one. Now that’s all gone and it’s just something we do.”

Edinburgh is set to install 500,000 LED bulbs in its festive display this year in order to save money.