Widespread power cuts have been affecting Cumbria for the past couple of days.

According to Electricity North West, up to 182 properties in Wigton and the surrounding area are today being affected by power cuts.

A spokesperson for Electricity North West said: “We have engineers on way to site to investigate the cause.”

Yesterday nearly 800 properties across Cumbria were affected by power cuts.

Electricity North West reported that 794 power cuts were affecting properties in Cumbria and that they aimed to restore power later in the evening.

For more information, visit the Electricity North West website.