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Echo encourages chavtastic waste of energy

As always, houses in Exeter are starting to light up like beacons in the night, burning electricity and generally looking god-damned ugly. Does this city need any more encouragement to look tackier?

The Express and Arsehole thinks so, and is actively promoting the waste of energy. The paper that want to reduce the polluting effects of the evil plastic bag is now running a competition to see who can produce the most light pollution.

Offering a prize to the brightest house in the city, well a picture of how truly awful you made your house look, the Echo want to hear from anyone who has been stupid enough to drape fairy lights over their garden trees and plant illuminated Santas on their roofs.

It's not that we're against a small and tasteful arrangement of bulbs to add a little cheer to the festive season, but if you have an aversion to bright lights, stay clear of Rifford Road, actually, even if you're not photosensitive I'd steer clear of Burnthouse Lane as a general rule.

And while we're on the subject of lights, we missed the Christmas illuminations celebrations (sorry, festive lights - Ed), we do think that Steve Bennet's make-up artist has done an amazingly good job. Not sure where Hazel's dissapeared to though...

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