135 Lancashire homes are without power this morning as storm Dudley brings 80mph winds to the UK.

Lancashire’s power network operator, Electricity North West, said engineers were called out to “a number of incidents across the network which were caused by the strong winds” yesterday (16 February).

They dispatched engineers to a power cut affecting 2207 customers in Tarleton and Banks, near Preston, and Scarisbrick, which is between Ormskirk and Southport.

A number of Lancashire postcodes are without power this morning (17 February) and Electricity North West has given them an estimated power restoration time of around 3pm.

In Croston, Leyland, 118 homes are without power with over 140 postcodes affected.

17 customers are without power in Padiham, Burnley. The incident was first reported at 7:16 pm on Wednesday and power is set to be restored by 3pm.

The power cut has been caused by “an unexpected incident on the high voltage cable that provides electricity to your home or business”.

A spokesperson said: “We didn't know before your electricity went off that this was going to happen but now we know, rest assured we will get your power back on safely and as quickly as possible.”

The postcodes affected are: BB12 9DT, BB12 9ER, BB12 8TZ, BB12 9LX, BB12 8UA, BB12 8UB, BB12 9ES, BB12 9LU, BB12 9EP, BB12 9BU, BB12 9AF, BB12 9ET, BB12 9EX, BB12 8UD, BB12 9BX, BB12 8HP

A spokesperson for Electricity North West said: “Our website is up to date which you can check your postcode area for. If you notice any damage to electrical equipment, stay back and dial 105.”

To find out more about the planned and live power cuts in your area, visit the Electricity North West website.