Hundreds of homes affected as towns and villages across Shropshire hit by early morning power cuts
Hundreds of homes across the county were without electricity this morning after a series of small power cuts hit Shropshire.
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In Shifnal National Grid said around 380 properties were affected across two incidents, the first being reported around 6am and the second around 6.45am.
An update from the firm said it expected the problem to be fixed by around 6pm.
Elsewhere there are reportedly more than 400 homes affected at the Humbers, near the Muxton area of Telford. Power was restored before midday.
Around 180 homes were also said to be without power to the west of Newport, with the incident again reported around 6am and fixed by around 11.30am.
In both Market Drayton and Woore in the northeast of the county around 50 properties were without power. The Market Drayton incident has since been resolved and power restored, but National Grid said it could take until 5pm for the properties in Woore to be back online.
The incident in Woore comes as the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service reported being called out to deal with an electricity cable on Newcastle Road, shortly after 7am.
A handful of homes in Bayston Hill were reported to be without electricity, with the power cut off around 7.30am and back before noon.
Other incidents have affected properties at Stoney Stretton, Rowton, near Cleobury Mortimer, and Clee Hill.
