Power Cut News in the UK
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Power cut left hundreds of homes without electricity
Hundreds of homes without electricity after a power cut in one part of Merseyside. Crews were working to restore service a couple of hours later.
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Number of areas affected in widespread fault
There was a power cut in a number of areas in Northern Ireland. NIE Networks say that it was due to faulty equipment onsite and that the fault was quite widespread. NIE Networks said that they were aware of a power cut in the Lisburn, Hillsborough, Dromore, Donacloney and Moira areas. Service was later restored.
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Properties hit by power cut in Stockport
More than 1,700 homes and businesses were hit by a power cut in Stockport. Engineers were in the scene to investigate and to restore service a couple of hours later.
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Chaos caused by a power cut in Leigh on Sea
Faults to underground power cables have left homes in two south Essex postcode areas without power for several hours throughout yesterday evening and this morning. Crews were working to restore the service as soon as they can.
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Upton Cross parties on despite power cuts
Not even intermittent power cuts across the community on the afternoon of the King’s coronation could put a damper on the celebrations at Upton Cross, near Liskeard.
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Power cuts due to stormy weather conditions
Hundreds of homes in the county are experiencing power supply issues due to stormy weather conditions. UK Power Networks have reported incidents of electricity faults due to high voltage overhead cable failures in areas including Mundesley, Saxthorpe, Blickling and Aylsham
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Two power cuts in north Essex have left homes without power
A planned outage is affecting properties in the CO5 7 postcode area, which includes Peldon, Abberton, and Little Wigborough. The outage is necessary to carry out planned engineering works safely.
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Hhundreds of homes without electricity in west Dorset
More than 700 addresses across parts of Dorchester and west Dorset, towards Bridport, were said to be experiencing issues. According to network SSEN, a fault was affecting 752 customers across 74 postcodes and an engineer worked to restore power. The company apologized for the loss of supply.
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Power cuts due to strong winds
Storm Otto is expected to cause affectations, bringing extreme strong winds. A severe 12-hour weather warning has been issued for parts of Yorkshire as strong outbreaks of rain and wind are expected to cause disruption to travel.
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Plymouth homes plunged into darkness
More than 2,000 Plymouth homes have been hit by a power cut. Residents in the Lipson and St Judes areas have reported outages. Crewa were working to restore service
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Swindon suburb left with no electricity
A Swindon suburb were hit with a power outage leaving several residents without electricity for hours. There were five postcodes in the affected area and SSEN estimates that many customers were affected the power cut.
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Storm Noa causes injuries, power cuts and chaos
Wreckage lines the roads and hundreds of properties have been left without power as Storm Noa continues to wreak havoc across the UK. A woman was sriously injured after strong winds in Fareham caused scaffolding to fall on top of he
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Huge power cut across affected many customers
Homes and businesses across two Kent towns were left without electricity. Engineers were called after the power cut in the Whitstable and Herne Bay area. The cause of the outage remind under investigation.
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Tesco and Everlast Gym evacuated after power cut
Close to 600 properties in Gloucester were without electricity as a result of a major power cut. People were reportedly evacuated from the Tesco Superstore and Everlast gym on St Oswalds Road. The outage was said to be a 'High Voltage' incident. This means the power cut was widespread and could affect a large area.
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Power cut affected almost 2500 properties
Around 2,400 Goole homes were left without power after Northern Powergrid confirmed a major technical issue. The power cut affected most properties in the DN14 5 and DN14 6 area of East Yorkshire. Northern Powergrid estimated that power was restored a couple of hours later.
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Homes plunged into darkness across 10 regions
Thousands of homes were without power with properties across 10 regions of the UK affected by the outage. The worst affected area was West Sussex with almost 30,000 homes without electricity and the next worst is said to be Greater London with reports of 326 without power.
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Outages fixed in Sussex following power cuts
Thousands of households across Sussex were left without power following a fault on the electricity network. More than 30,000 homes as well as several schools and businesses in West Sussex lost power for hours due to the outage.
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Nearly 40,000 Brits without electricity in 10 regions
Brits across the south-east and east of England have been hit by a number of power cuts that have left tens of thousands of people without electricity. The power outage comes as the UK is battered by artic conditions this week and suffers through one of the coldest March nights in a decade.
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Power cut in Lancaster
Nearly 100 homes and businesses were without electricity after a power cut in Lancaster. A spokesman for Electricity North West said that this power cut was caused by an unexpected incident on the high voltage cable that provides electricity to homes and businesses. A couple of hours later, service was restored.
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UK could face electricity power cuts
The UK could face power cuts later this month, as workers employed at Drax power station in Yorkshire take strike action in a dispute over pay.
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Braced for long power cuts
Three-hour-long power cuts are on the cards for Kirklees following a warning issued by the National Grid. This comes as the UK struggles with an increasing demand for energy.
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More than 1,300 properties without power
Hundreds of homes in a Gloucestershire town were without power after a power outage. The energy company said that 1,363 properties in the Nailsworth area were off the grid. This is a high voltage incident meaning these incidents tend to be larger, crews repaired services a couple of hours later.
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Thousands of homes without power after outage
Crawley, Horsham and East Grinstead were all affected by power cuts. A variety of reasons caused the outages, including faults in underground cables and emergency repair work. The northwest section of Horsham was affected by a separate power cut, with numerous homes seemingly without power.