Multiple areas in East Lancashire will be hit with planned power cuts on Tuesday as works are undertaken by Electricity North West.

According to the Electricity North West website, houses in Blackburn with Darwen and the Ribble Valley will be without power while works are undertaken.

The first power cut is set to come into effect on Tuesday, April 4, in Shear Brow and Corporation Park.

The cuts are set to impact 24 homes and businesses in the BB1 9DN, BB2 7EQ, BB1 9DL, BB1 9DW postcodes.

The next power cut will also come into effect on April 4.

It will impact 20 homes and businesses in Whalley.

The BB7 9PS, BB7 9PT, BB7 9PW postcodes will be impacted by the power cuts.

Clive Wilkinson, operations director at Electricity North West, said: “A lot of the work we do happens in the background and customers aren’t always affected, 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 to 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.”

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