A NUMBER of planned power cuts are in place across Cumbria in the week ahead, as engineers work to improve the electricity network in the area.

Here are all of the dates and places planned power cuts will take place throughout the week, according to electricity providers Electricity North West, with postcodes provided so you can check if your home or business will be affected.

Monday, July 15

  • Cleator Moor (43 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA22 2SZ, CA22 2TB, CA22 2TA, CA22 2TX, CA22 2TD.

Tuesday, July 16

  • Hayton, Carlisle (29 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: SK22 2NR, SK22 2NS, SK13 6JZ
  • Lower Holker (17 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA11 7LS, LA11 7LT, LA11 7LR, LA11 7NG
  • Winscales, Workington (109 customers without supply) Postcodes affected: CA28 6PW, CA28 6PL, CA28 6RS, CA28 6RU, CA28 6RT, CA15 8UW, CA28 6RX, CA28 6RY
  • Ravenstonedale (34 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA17 4NW, CA17 4LN, CA17 4LP, CA17 4LL, LA10 5NF, CA17 4NG
  • Grange-Over-Sands (6 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA11 7LT, LA11 7LS, LA11 7LL
  • Winscales (6 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA14 4NL, CA14 4NN, CA14 4LA, CA28 6QS
  • Hunsonby (14 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 1DU, CA10 1DS

Wednesday, July 17

  •  Sebergham (36 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA5 7JL, CA5 7JJ, CA5 7JH, CA5 7JQ, CA5 7JW
  • Lamplugh (29 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA23 3AU, CA23 3AT, CA26 3YA, CA23 3AL
  • Cleator Moor (10 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA23 3AU
  • Kirkby Stephen (10 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA17 4EA, CA17 4DZ
  • Staveley-In-Cartmel (6 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA12 8NZ

Thursday, July 18

  •  Holme Low (18 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4JZ, CA7 4JT
  •  Embleton (3 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA13 9YP
  • Matterdale (5 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA11 0LS
  • Kendal (78 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA8 8BN, LA8 8HP, LA8 8DN, LA8 8BJ, LA8 8HG, LA8 8BA, LA8 8BB, LA8 8HF, LA8 8AZ, LA8 8AY, LA8 8HB, LA8 8HD, LA8 8HE, LA8 8BL, LA8 8JS
  • Dacre (7 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA11 0LL, CA10 2LT

Friday, July 19

  • Sebergham (69 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA5 7HE, CA5 7EL, CA5 7EP, CA7 1HT, CA5 7ES, CA5 7ET, CA5 7ER, CA5 6LL, CA5 7HQ, CA5 7EN, CA5 7EW, CA5 7HF

Clive Wilkinson, operations director at Electricity North West, said: “A lot of the work we do happens in the background and customers aren’t always affected, we even have ‘live lines’ teams who can work on live electricity equipment without turning power off, however, sometimes we do have to turn people’s power off so that our engineers can work on the network safely.

“Planned power cuts allow us to carry out vital work such as maintaining the network, carrying out repairs and installing new connections, which ensures that homes and businesses continue receive the best supply possible in the long term.

“With every planned power cut, we’ll always give at least 10 days’ notice, won’t turn power off before 9am and electricity will be back on before 5pm.

“Unfortunately, not all power cuts are planned and can happen for a variety of reasons with no warning because of the weather, vandalism or even birds hitting overhead lines.

"Our teams are on hand 24/7 365 days a year and should anybody ever need any more information during a power cut, whether planned or not, they can follow Electricity North West on Twitter or Facebook for updates, or call us free on 105.”