UPDATED – Properties in the Chillerton, Rookley and Blackwater areas have been hit with power outages today (Tuesday).
Around 120 homes and some businesses were effected by the a power cut at around 10:00 this morning after a power cable in the area came down, with a further 100 homes suffering the same fate at lunchtime today when a second cable also came down nearby.
A spokesperson for Southern Electric has confirmed engineers are working to restore power to those properties effected and hope to have this completed between 17:00 and 18:00 this evening.
UPDATE @ 17:50 – Island Echo understand power has returned to the majority of properties in the area.
