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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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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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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.
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Power cuts due to equipment failure
A number of power cuts in part of East Belfast were affecting over 3,000 customers. The first of the faults were reported in the Sydenham area, with Northern Ireland Electricity saying the outage is due to an "equipment failure.
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Hundreds of homes without electricity for more than six hours
Hundreds of homes and businesses were left without electricity for more than six hours in Leicester overnight and this morning. The utility firm, which operates and maintains the electricity supply in the East Midlands, said that a total of 1,755 properties were affected by the sudden outage.
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Huge power cut hits in Stockport
A widespread power cut hit more than 1,000 properties in Stockport, Electricity North West has revealed. They said the outage was reported in the SK6 postcode area as well as surrounding areas. The cause was an unexpected incident on the high voltage cable.
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Power cuts impacted in Kent
Power cuts left thousands of households across Kent. According to poweroutage, more than 13,000 homes were affected by the electricty issue. All electricity supplies were quickly restored a couple of hours later.
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Power cuts as Drax power station workers announce strikes
Workers at Drax power station in Yorkshire are set to go on strike in dispute over pay, with Unite warning power cuts could be possible. Unite announced that more than 180 members working at Drax in Selby have rejected an 8% pay increase. Nine days of initial action have been announced with the strikes expected to close Drax down - though Drax say they have plans in place to stop power cuts happening and there is 'no threat'.
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Power cut strikes hundreds of Britons as five regions impacted across UK
Around 1,300 workers responsible for repairing, maintaining and administrating the electricity grid for London and the South East and East of England are being balloted for pay strike action that could begin in March.
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Power cut hit dozens in Abergele
Abergele was hit by a power cut affecting scores of homes and businesses. Scottish Power engineers were working to get electricity restored and were aiming to get it back on.
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Power cut hits 40 properties in Hovingham
Northern Powergrid said 40 properties were affected by a power cut in Hovingham. It said the cut was causeed by an unexpected problem with cables or equipment serving the area. Crews were working and restored service a couple hours later.
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Power cut hits hundreds of homes
Homes and businesses in L1 were without electricity after a power cut. SP Energy Networks said they had no advance warning of the blackout. Crews were working to restored service a couple of hours later.