Two areas of Bolton will be hit with planned power cuts from Monday as works are carried out by network operator Electricity North West.

According to the operator’s website, houses in Bradshaw will be affected by cuts while works are ongoing on June 5.

Approximately 16 homes or businesses will be impacted in the BL8 3PT, BL8 3PU postcodes.

Another planned power cut will also hit homes in Halliwell, Bolton, on June 8.

Approximately 33 homes or businesses will be hit in the BL1 2NL postcode.

Finally, on June 9, 16 homes or businesses in Bradshaw will be hit with planned power cuts.

The works are set to hit the BL8 3PT, BL8 3PU postcodes.

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 to 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.”

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