Multiple areas of East Lancashire will be hit with planned power cuts from today onwards as works are undertaken by Electricity North West.

Houses in Rossendale, Hyndburn, Burnley, Chorley, Blackburn with Darwen and in the Ribble Valley will be affected.

Today, November 7, nine homes or businesses will be hit with planned power cuts in Hareholme, Rossendale.

This will impact the BB4 8UF postcode.

Tomorrow, November 8, four homes or businesses will be hit with cuts in Greenfield, Rossendale.

The BB4 4AT, BB4 4PD postcodes will be impacted.

On Friday, November 10, nine homes or businesses will be affected by power cuts in Altham, Hyndburn.

The cuts will impact the BB5 5UD, BB5 5UA, BB5 5UG, BB5 5OX postcodes.

Also on Friday, November 10, two homes or businesses will be hit with cuts in Daneshouse with Stoneyholme, Burnley.

The BB12 0RU postcode will be impacted.

On Sunday, November 12, five homes or businesses in Rivington, Chorley, will be hit with planned power cuts.

The cuts will impact the BL6 7RU, BL6 7RT postcodes.

Also on November 12, two homes or businesses will be impacted by power cuts in Blackburn Central, Blackburn with Darwen.

The BB2 3DY postcode will be impacted.

Finally, on November 13, 79 homes or businesses will be hit with planned power cuts in Longridge, Ribble Valley.

The PR3 3YQ, PR3 3YN, PR3 3ZP, PR3 3YP, PR3 3YJ, PR3 3YL, PR3 3ZL, PR3 3ZJ, PR3 3ZQ, PR4 0WA postcodes will be affected.

A spokesperson for 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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