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BBC News
3 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Hartlepool and Peterlee hit by power blackout
More than 55,000 customers were left without electricity after a power cut in north-east Powergrid said areas affected included Hartlepool on Teesside and Peterlee in east Durham when the blackout hit just after 21:00 BST on company said 40,000 households and businesses had supplies restored within three it confirmed that 27 customers were still without electricity and it was "actively working in the area to fully resolve the issue as quickly as possible". Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
a day ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Temporary traffic lights in Hull's Spring Bank cause delays
Roadworks causing delays on a busy junction near Hull city centre will be completed by 25 June, a utility firm has traffic lights have been set up on Spring Bank and Park have reported congestion along both sides of Spring Bank, with queues back to the junction with Beverley Road and Ferensway at peak company Northern Powergrid said it was carrying out work to "overlay 263 ft (80m) of cable in the carriageway". "We expect work to be completed by the 25 June and the site to be completely reinstated," a spokesperson said."We thank customers for their patience whilst we work as quickly and as safely as possible." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Residents' frustration at '1970s-style' power cuts
Northern Powergrid says its engineers have fixed a fault in Northern Lincolnshire, as some residents claim the frequent outages reminded them of 1970s-style power cuts. People living in the Isle of Axholme have told the BBC that the outages, which had been going on since December, often lasted for hours and heavily disrupted their lives. Gary Cawkwell, who lives in the village of Althorpe, described the situation as "ridiculous", adding that it left residents needing to "get the candles out". A Northern Powergrid spokesperson blamed the problem on overgrown trees. "Engineers were mobilised to investigate, repairs have taken place, and we can confirm this is now complete," they added. In April, a foodbank in Haxey said it was "deeply frustrated" after power cuts ruined their stocks of chilled food. People living in the area said their lives had become a nightmare and, at some points in the last month, thousands of people saw their supplies cut off on a daily basis. Maggie Wootten, who has lived in West Butterwick for 34 years, said she had resorted to keeping camping lanterns around her house. She added: "They've been happening regularly since Christmas and often in the middle of the night. The last two months have been the worst. "We're paying a lot of money for something but we're not getting the service. They (Northern Powergrid) say they have fixed it but I'm just waiting for the next cut." Some residents said they had been offered a £30 payment from Northern Powergrid for the inconvenience caused. Christine Kennedy said she had "lost count" of how many power cuts her household had experienced and was sceptical about the cause of the problems. She added: "We've been told birds and vegetation are to blame but that's difficult to believe. Are they really different here compared to anywhere else?" Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Foodbank throws away supplies because of power cut Northern Powergrid
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Residents' frustration at '1970s-style' power cuts
Northern Powergrid says its engineers have fixed a fault in Northern Lincolnshire, as some residents claim the frequent outages reminded them of 1970s-style power cuts. People living in the Isle of Axholme have told the BBC that the outages, which had been going on since December, often lasted for hours and heavily disrupted their lives. Gary Cawkwell, who lives in the village of Althorpe, described the situation as "ridiculous", adding that it left residents needing to "get the candles out". A Northern Powergrid spokesperson blamed the problem on overgrown trees. "Engineers were mobilised to investigate, repairs have taken place, and we can confirm this is now complete," they added. In April, a foodbank in Haxey said it was "deeply frustrated" after power cuts ruined their stocks of chilled food. People living in the area said their lives had become a nightmare and, at some points in the last month, thousands of people saw their supplies cut off on a daily basis. Maggie Wootten, who has lived in West Butterwick for 34 years, said she had resorted to keeping camping lanterns around her house. She added: "They've been happening regularly since Christmas and often in the middle of the night. The last two months have been the worst. "We're paying a lot of money for something but we're not getting the service. They (Northern Powergrid) say they have fixed it but I'm just waiting for the next cut." Some residents said they had been offered a £30 payment from Northern Powergrid for the inconvenience caused. Christine Kennedy said she had "lost count" of how many power cuts her household had experienced and was sceptical about the cause of the problems. She added: "We've been told birds and vegetation are to blame but that's difficult to believe. Are they really different here compared to anywhere else?" Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Foodbank throws away supplies because of power cut Northern Powergrid
BBC News
03-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Northern Powergrid fixes Isle of Axholme electrical fault
Northern Powergrid says its engineers have fixed a fault in Northern Lincolnshire, as some residents claim the frequent outages reminded them of 1970s-style power living in the Isle of Axholme have told the BBC that the outages, which had been going on since December, often lasted for hours and heavily disrupted their Cawkwell, who lives in the village of Althorpe, described the situation as "ridiculous", adding that it left residents needing to "get the candles out".A Northern Powergrid spokesperson blamed the problem on overgrown trees. "Engineers were mobilised to investigate, repairs have taken place, and we can confirm this is now complete," they added. In April, a foodbank in Haxey said it was "deeply frustrated" after power cuts ruined their stocks of chilled living in the area said their lives had become a nightmare and, at some points in the last month, thousands of people saw their supplies cut off on a daily Wootten, who has lived in West Butterwick for 34 years, said she had resorted to keeping camping lanterns around her added: "They've been happening regularly since Christmas and often in the middle of the night. The last two months have been the worst."We're paying a lot of money for something but we're not getting the service. They (Northern Powergrid) say they have fixed it but I'm just waiting for the next cut."Some residents said they had been offered a £30 payment from Northern Powergrid for the inconvenience Kennedy said she had "lost count" of how many power cuts her household had experienced and was sceptical about the cause of the added: "We've been told birds and vegetation are to blame but that's difficult to believe. Are they really different here compared to anywhere else?" Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
