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.

Sunday, November 3

  • Cleator Moor (17 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA23 3AE, CA23 3AF, CA23 3ES, CA23 3ER
  • Morland (4 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 3EF, CA10 3EQ
  • Windermere (66 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA8 9JJ, LA8 9JP, LA8 9JH, LA8 9JW, LA8 9JL, LA8 9JN

Monday, November 4

  • Winscales (116 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA28 6PR, CA28 6PS, CA28 6PW, CA28 6PL, CA28 6RS, CA28 6RU, CA28 6RT, CA15 8UW, CA28 6RX, CA28 6RY
  • Winscales (36 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA14 5YB, CA14 5SH, CA28 6QT, CA28 6QS, CA28 6PP
  • Harraby South & Parklands, Carlisle (33 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA8 9HD, CA8 9HB, CA8 9HE, CA8 9HG, CA8 9HF
  • Grange-Over-Sands (23 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA11 7QA, LA11 6HD

Tuesday, November 5

  • Hawkshead (46 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA22 0PD, LA22 0NN, LA22 0PN, LA22 0NW, LA22 0PL, LA22 0PW
  • Orton (177 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 3SE, CA10 3SG, CA10 3SQ, CA10 3RF, CA10 3RY, CA10 3RX, CA10 3RJ, CA10 3RL, CA10 3RH, CA10 3RU, CA10 3RP, CA10 3RQ, CA10 2QG, CA10 3RT, CA10 3RG, CA10 3RB
  • Woodside (12 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 5AL, CA7 5AJ, CA7 5BA
  • Woodside (13 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 5LB, CA7 0PE, CA7 0PF, CA7 0PG, CA7 5LD
  • Haverthwaite (12 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA12 8LD, LA12 8LA
  •  Shap (17 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 2PT, CA10 2PU

Wednesday, November 6

  • Drigg And Carleton (6 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA19 1YG, CA19 1YQ
  • Kendal (14 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA9 7PX, LA9 6PD, LA9 6PE
  • Orton (23 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 3RQ, CA10 3RX, CA10 3RG
  • Harraby South & Parklands, Carlisle (53 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA8 9DD, CA8 9DB, CA8 9DP, CA8 9DW, CA8 9DN
  • Holme Low (1 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4PH
  • Silloth-On-Solway (27 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4PH, CA7 4AY, CA7 4PW, CA7 4NS, CA7 4PQ
  • Haverthwaite (31 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA12 8AA, LA12 8JB, LA12 8JD, LA12 8JN, LA12 8JW, LA12 8AB, LA12 8PQ
  • Irton With Santon (14 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA19 1YQ, CA19 1YH, CA19 1YR

Thursday, November 7

  • Orton (24 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 3RQ, CA10 3RX, CA10 3RG
  • Holme Low, Allerdale (24 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4PT
  • Matterdale (30 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA11 0NQ, CA11 0PF, CA11 0PG, CA11 0PL, CA11 0QS
  • Harraby South & Parklands, Carlisle (12 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA8 9DP, CA8 9DW
  • Workington (218 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA13 9LE, CA13 0UL, CA13 0UA, CA13 0AL, CA13 0UF, CA13 0UB, CA13 0UE, CA13 0UD, CA13 0UG, CA13 0US, CA13 0UQ, CA13 0UH, CA13 0UR, CA13 0UJ, CA13 0UN, CA13 0UY

Friday, November 8

  • Winscales (36 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA14 5SH, CA28 6QT, CA14 5YB, CA28 6QS, CA28 6PP
  • Winscales (116 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA28 6PR, CA28 6PS, CA28 6PW, CA28 6PL, CA28 6RS, CA28 6RU, CA28 6RT, CA15 8UW, CA28 6RX, CA28 6RY
  • Holme Low (43 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4PE, CA7 0HY, CA7 4PL, CA7 4PB, CA7 4JG, CA7 4PZ
  • Milnthorpe (3 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA7 7BJ
  • Workington (6 Properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA15 8SU

A spokesman for 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.”