Bosses behind plans for a new West Cumbrian power station have confirmed  they have no plans to demolish any homes in Workington.

NuGen, the firm behind the Moorside project, has sent letters to 35 homes and business in the town warning that they could be affected by plans to improve transport links for the project, including widening roads.

Five homes along the Hall Park View and Hall Brow stretch have been warned that parts of their property may be needed for the improvements.

Another 25 have been told the work could impact on them but their land is not among the planned sites to be used.

At the Washington Street/Ramsay Brow junction three businesses have been warned their land could be needed, with another 10 told they could be affected with no risk to their property.

NuGen cannot publicly release full details of its plans before a public consultation begins on May 14.

However, a spokesman said there were no plans to demolish any homes in the town.

Twenty-eight drop-in events will be held across the county.

They include the Skiddaw Hotel in Keswick on May 31, Distington Community Centre on June 9, Cockermouth Town Hall on June 21, St Mark's Methodist Church in Maryport on June 22, the Bridge Centre in Workington on July 5 and Energus at Lillyhall on July 6.

NuGen hopes construction will begin in 2020 and the first reactor of three would go on stream four years later.

A total of 21,000 jobs will be created during the lifetime of the plant, which will have nuclear three reactors.