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Hundreds of homes plunged into darkness across England and Wales
Power cuts on the national grid plunged hundreds of households across England and Wales into darkness. Affecting homes in Worksop, in the East Midlands; Newport, Wales; and Newquay in Cornwall. In these cases, power was restored to the affected areas within a few hours of it being acknowledged.
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Powe cut in Old Town Neighbourhood
Scottish and Southern Energy Network restored service. The cut affects households in the Avenue Road, Ripley Road and Bradford Road area.
An SSEN spokesperson said that they would like to apologize to their customers who experienced a loss of power, and thank them for their patience while engineers work to restore power.
An SSEN spokesperson said that they would like to apologize to their customers who experienced a loss of power, and thank them for their patience while engineers work to restore power.
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Almost 2000 customers without electricity
More than 1,500 households across the northwest of England were without electricity over the Christmas holidays, according to data of power outage. Across Greater Manchester, 29 households were affected, while 13 homes in Lancashire have also reportedly been plunged into darkness amid the power outages as temperatures drop.
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Power cut hits thousands on Christmas
Northern Powergrid says almost 2,000 homes were affected. They include addresses in Hexham, Corbridge and several small villages and hamlets nearby. Northern Powergrid were working to restore electricity in the area.
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Plan for power cuts in Sussex
People across Sussex have been encouraged to be prepared with a personal power cut plan this winter. A spokeswoman said the view of National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) remained that there would be adequate electricity supplies across the UK this winter. “Purely as a precaution, UK Power Networks is contacting the most vulnerable customers with support and advice, and urging them to make a personal plan so that they know what do in a power cut.”
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Thousands without electricity in Shetland
The Scottish Government declared a major incident for Shetland after thousands of homes were left without power amid plummeting temperatures. The company said conditions were among the worst its engineers had seen in 20 years.
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2,000 UK homes left without power
More than 2,000 UK homes left without power after power cut hits during freezing weather. Thousands of homes in the South East of England have been experiencing power cuts, as the cold Arctic wave sends temperatures plummeting across the UK.
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New power cut fears as wind drops and cold bites
Households could be told to cut electricity usage within days amid rising energy costs and low wind levels. The shortages could result in UK blackouts, “probably between 4pm and 7pm in the evenings on those weekdays when it's really, really cold in January and February”.
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Power cut wipes electricity in Wrexham
Homes and businesses in Wrexham have been left without electricity after a power cut. The outage covers over 80 postcodes areas, hitting properties mostly in the LL11 area. Scottish Power said it is aware, and the outage was unexpected.
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Power cut hits Worthing
Power cut hits Worthing, with almost 3,000 properties affected. Parts of Worthing have been hit by a power cut this evening. Crews were working and restored service a couple of hours later.
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Greater manchester power cut United Utilities water emergency bottle stations
Parts of Greater Manchester were without running water, utilities firms have announced, with water bottle stations set up in areas across the city. The northern utility firm revealed the outage was first reported after 6pm, and caused "technical issues" at nearby water treatment works.
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Winter possible power cuts
There could be power cuts in the UK this winter as an energy crisis escalates. The government is reportedly making plans for outages lasting up to seven days in the “worst case scenario”, according to official documents seen by the Guardian. Ministers will prioritise getting food, water, and shelter to the young and elderly people, as well as carers. If the crisis continues, it is possible the UK could face power outages over the coldest months.
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Power cut map shows outages hit UK
Some households across the UK were hit by a power outage, according to the UK Power Networks. The power cuts were localized and unrelated. Norfolk was hit by these power outages, accounting for a majority of all cases, with the rest of the cases spread out over West Sussex, Greater London, Cambridgeshire, and Essex. In Norfolk, this power cut took place because of a fault that occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area in Norfolk.
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Homes hit by power cuts as storm batters county
Homes in parts of Norfolk were hit with power cuts as a storm front battered the county. Hundreds of homes were reportedly affected in areas surrounding Thetford, Attleborough, East Harling and Diss, according to the UK Power Network outage map. Powered was returned to most of the affected areas a couple of hours later.
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Three-hour power cuts in January
The British utility company, National Grid, said this week that UK households may face power cuts this winter for up to three hours at a time, if gas supplies run low. Brits should prepare for afternoon and early evening powercuts early next year if gas imports are reduced, warns the chief of the National Grid.
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Customers in darkness
More than 100 homes were plunged into darkness following a power cut affecting several Bristol neighbourhoods. Some people reported dimming or flickering lights, while others lost power completely. Engineers were working to have all properties back a couple of hours later.
According to its live power map, 105 properties were without power as of 7pm due to a "high voltage" incident. Residents in other Bristol postcodes including BS6, BS2 and BS10 also reported issues.
According to its live power map, 105 properties were without power as of 7pm due to a "high voltage" incident. Residents in other Bristol postcodes including BS6, BS2 and BS10 also reported issues.
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Power cut in Plymouth with nearly 1,000 properties without electricity
Hundreds of homes were without power across Plymouth after reports of an 'loud bang' in the Cattledown area. Western Power's online power cut updates system stated that 959 properties were without power.
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Thousands affected by Hertfordshire power cuts
More than 5,000 customers were plunged into darkness when a power cut affected parts of south Hertfordshire. UK Power Networks said 68 postcode areas were affected on Thursday
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Cable fault causes power cut
More than 3000 homes were affected by a power cut following an electrical fault in Walderslade. UK Power Networks say 3430 customers were impacted by the power cut, and crews worked to restore the supply a couple of hours later.
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Into darkness for hours as Harrow power cut strikes
An unplanned power cut has plunged thousands of north London homes into complete darkness. The power outage struck properties and street lights across Harrow, Stanmore and Wembley at 6pm on Sunday.
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Hundreds of homes experience power cuts from Norwich to Hoveton Author Picture Icon Grace Piercy
A power cut left hundreds of customers without electricity in Norwich and Hoveton, following an underground electricity cable has faulted on the high voltage network, causing the failure.
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Power failure affected thousands of properties
Thousands of properties in the East Wight were without electricity following a major power cut. Some 141 post codes were affected.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have apologized for the power cut and aim to have the supply restored by 1pm.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have apologized for the power cut and aim to have the supply restored by 1pm.
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Storm Fiona knocks out power
Some 500,000 homes were left without power across the region as the storm pummelled a wide area, felling countless trees and ripping roofs from buildings.
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Whitehawk in Brighton hit by power cut
Residents near Whitehawk wre experiencing an #outage, with the problems said to be caused by a failing cable. The outage affected around 800 people in the BN2 5 postcode area. According to UK Power Network, the reason for the power cut has been that "an underground electricity cable has faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut".