Multiple areas of Bolton will be hit with planned power cuts at the end of this month as works are undertaken by Electricity North West.

Houses in Bromley Cross and Bradshaw will be affected.

On Tuesday, January 30, 17 homes or businesses will be hit with planned power cuts in Bromley Cross.

The cuts will impact the BL7 9EP, BL7 9PF, BL7 9PE, BL7 9QY postcodes.

On Wednesday, January 31, 38 homes or businesses will also be hit with planned power cuts in Bradshaw.

The cuts will impact postcodes including BL2 5PD, BL2 5PH, BL2 5PJ, BL2 5PA and BL2 5PB.

Finally, also on January 31, nine homes or businesses will be affected by planned power cuts in Bromley Cross.

The cuts will hit the BL7 9QR and BL7 9QP 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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