Two areas of East Lancashire will be hit with planned power cuts this week as works are undertaken by Electricity North West.

Houses or businesses in the Ribble Valley and Nelson will be affected.

According to the Electricity North West website, on November 16, 29 homes or businesses will be hit with planned power cuts in Ribchester.

The cuts will impact the PR3 2YQ, PR3 2YR, PR3 2YS, PR3 2XE, PR3 2ZS postcodes.

Also, on November 16, 37 homes in Nelson will be affected by planned power cuts.

The cuts will impact the BB9 6PA, BB9 6LE, BB9 6LH, BB9 6LF, BB9 6LJ, BB9 6LQ, BB9 6LG, BB12 9LA postcodes.

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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