Power cuts reported across Horwich and Astley Bridge

The two separate power cuts were reported just before 9.30pm on the evening of Friday February 13 towards the north of Horwich and in Astley Bridge.

Electricity North West says 55 homes and business have been left without power in Horwich and 13 in Astley Bridge.

The company said: “This power cut has been caused by an unexpected incident with the underground cable that provides electricity to your home or business.

“We didn’t know before your electricity went off that this was going to happen but now we know, rest assured we will get your power back on safely and as quickly as possible.”

“Please note that all our timescales are estimated based on previous experience and may change if new information becomes available while our engineers are fixing the issue.

“With underground power cuts, we may need to dig to repair the cable and this can sometime extend the length of time you are without power.”

On Friday night a member of the public reported that the Green Lane area in Horwich had been in “darkness and unsafe for pedestrians”.

Electricity North West say the expected time for power to be restored at the Astley Bridge properties is around 11.23am on Saturday morning.

In Horwich the expected time is “under receive”.