HOMES in Nelson, Bacup, Blackburn and Preston are set to be hit with planned power cuts later this week as Electricity North West (ENW) carry out maintenance work.

Dozens of customers are set to be affected by the planned outages which are set to take place between now and May 20.

Clive Wilkinson, operations director at Electricity North West, said the ENW team would give customers at least 10 days’ notice before carrying out a planned power cut in the area.

He said: “A lot of the work we do happens in the background and customers aren’t always affecte.

"We even have ‘live lines’ teams who can work on live electricity equipment without turning power off, however, sometimes we do have to turn people’s power off so that our engineers can work on the network safely.

“Planned power cuts allow us to carry out vital work such as maintaining the network, carrying out repairs and installing new connections, which ensures that homes and businesses continue receive the best supply possible in the long term.

“With every planned power cut, we’ll always give at least 10 days’ notice, won’t turn power off before 9am and electricity will be back on before 5pm.

“Unfortunately, not all power cuts are planned and can happen for a variety of reasons with no warning because of the weather, vandalism or even birds hitting overhead lines.

"Our teams are on hand 24/7, 365 days a year, and should anybody ever need any more information during a power cut, whether planned or not, they can follow Electricity North West on Twitter or Facebook for updates, or call us free on 105.”

Here is a full list of power cuts planned in Lancashire this week:

 

Bacup
Date of planned power cut: May 17. Power is set to be restored by 4pm.
Customers without supply: 110
Postcodes affected: OL13 9TH, OL13 9SD, OL13 9TG, OL13 9TA, OL13 9TF, OL13 9SU, OL13 9TB, OL13 9TL, OL13 9XB, OL13 9TW, OL13 9BE, OL13 9WU, OL13 9TD, OL13 0AN, OL13 9XE, SK14 1LJ

Roughlee, Nelson
Date of planned power cut: May 17. Power is set to be restored by 12pm.
Customers without supply: 18
Postcodes affected: BB9 6LD, BB9 6PD, BB9 6NJ, BB9 6PB, BB9 6PG, BB9 6LE

Longridge, Preston
Date of planned power cut: May 18
Customers without supply: 21
Postcodes affected: PR3 0RT, PR3 2DB, PR3 2EB, PR3 2EE

Feniscowles, Blackburn
Date of planned power cut: May 19
Customers without supply: 2
Postcodes affected: BB2 5LE, BB2 5JJ

Woodplumpton, Preston
Date of planned power cut: May 20
Customers without supply: 13
Postcodes affected: PR4 3ZE

Elswick, Preston
Date of planned power cut: May 20
Customers without supply: 20
Postcodes affected: PR4 3YH, PR4 3ZH