A pensioner has defied an EU ban by hoarding more than 1,000 traditional
light bulbs - enough to see her 'into the grave'.
Valerie Hemsley-Flint, 62, has spent more than £500 of her pension
money stockpiling the old-style 100-watt bulbs.
From September 1, EU countries were banned from producing or importing incandescent bulbs and shops can sell only energy-efficient ones.
But Miss Hemsley-Flint said the light from them is not good enough
for her to read by and the flickering sets off her epilepsy.
So she has bought 1,100 old-style bulbs and is calling on the Government
to scrap the ban.
From her home in Sittingbourne, Kent, Miss Hemsley-Flint said: 'I
suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, which means I can't get near
any screen or anything that flickers.
