{"id":123923,"date":"2023-12-17T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/residents-cough-up-cash-after-council-ditch-christmas-lights\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:00:14","slug":"residents-cough-up-cash-after-council-ditch-christmas-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/residents-cough-up-cash-after-council-ditch-christmas-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents cough up cash after council ditch Christmas lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YLcUs0i0wZk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Residents cough up cash after council ditch Christmas lights\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLcUs0i0wZk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cash-strapped councils across the country have been cutting back on their festive celebrations this year after cancelling Christmas lights, trees and markets.<\/p>\n<p>However one community in Kent has taken matters into their own hands, raising \u00a325,000 to save their light display as Sky&#8217;s Ashna Hurynag reports.<\/p>\n<p>#uk #christmas <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cash-strapped councils across the country have been cutting back on their festive celebrations this year after cancelling Christmas lights, trees and markets. 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