Residents in Horsford wake up to Christmas Day power cut
Published:
8:06 AM December 25, 2016
Updated:
10:49 AM October 10, 2020
HORSFORD VILLAGE SIGN. en 13/07/01 - Credit: Eastern Counties Newspapers
People waking up in Horsford this morning were shocked to find they had no power on Christmas Day.
Jack Starr tweeted: 'Happy Christmas to the whole of Horsford that have been treated to a power cut.'
And Jo Clarke added: 'Sitting in the dark in Horsford on Christmas Day - power cut!! May not be having turkey today!!!!'
Around 1,300 homes and businesses were thought to be affected.
UK Power Networks said: 'We're investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area.'
They then tweeted to say they expected power to be back on between 9 - 10am, with some people reporting the fault to be fixed by 9.02am.
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