Fallen tree causes power cut for more than 2,300 households in Northumberland

Almost 2,400 households were left without power this afternoon and hundreds continue to experience an outage due to a fallen tree in Northumberland.

It is estimated that 699 properties remain without power as Northern Powergrid work to restore supply to homes in and around Rothbury. The company was alerted to the issue at 3.06pm this afternoon and within minutes were able to restore power to 600 homes.

However, it is estimated that those still cut off could be without power until 11pm tonight. Vulnerable customers who require additional support can call the Powergrid Care team on 0800 169 2996.

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A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said: "At 3.06pm today (Monday 23 September) we were made aware of a power cut in the Rothbury area initially affecting 2,399 customers. The fault was caused by a fallen tree.

"Our teams worked swiftly to switch power on the network, restoring supplies to over 600 customers within a few minutes. Engineers attended site and assessed the fault caused by the fallen tree, and have now restored power to over 1,700 customers.

"Our proactive Customer Responder team will be in the local area to check in on the remaining nine properties still off supply and we estimate their power will be restored by 11pm this evening. We thank customers for their patience while we work to reconnect customers.

"Any vulnerable customers needing additional support can call our dedicated Powergrid Care team on 0800 169 2996. For up-to-date power cut information, visit our website at www.northernpowergrid.com/power-cuts-map."