Power cut hits 800 Yarmouth customers

ENGINEERS from EDF Energy are currently working to restore power to more than 650 customers in Great Yarmouth following a power cut at about 1.40pm today.

ENGINEERS from EDF Energy are currently working to restore power to more than 650 customers in Great Yarmouth following a power cut at about 1.40pm today.

The supply to more than 800 homes was affected after a fault developed on a high voltage underground cable.

Engineers have restored power to 149 customers in the Dickens Avenue area and 656 customers are still affected.

Some further customers experienced a brief interruption at 1.38pm which lasted two to four minutes.