HOMES in Widnes have been without power this evening, Saturday.
An unplanned power cut occurred in the WA8 postcode area at about 5.30pm.
Scottish Power confirmed it was caused by a fault in the underground cable network and it affected a large number of properties.
Engineers attended the scene and power was restored by about 8.30pm.
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