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, August 5

  • Brampton (25 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA8 9EW, CA8 9EH, CA8 9EQ, CA8 9DU, CA8 9EL, CA8 9EJ, CA8 9AA.
  •  Sedbergh (43 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5PW, LA10 5PP, LA10 5PX, LA10 5PS, LA10 5PQ
  • Sedbergh (13 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5NR, LA10 5LR, LA10 5LS, LA10 5NU

Tuesday, August 6

  • Sedbergh (20 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5ST, LA10 5SU, LA10 5SX
  • Ravenstonedale (24 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA17 4NB, CA17 4LY
  • Arnside (34 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA7 7HW, LA7 7JD, LA7 7LJ, LA7 7JE, LA7 7HQ
  • Skelton (57 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA11 0DE, CA11 0UQ, CA11 0UH, CA11 0SQ, CA11 0UJ, CA11 0UP
  • Dacre (6 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA11 0DE, CA11 0BZ
  • Sedbergh (8 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5SY
  • Winscales (11 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA14 4SG, CA26 3XT
  • Woodside (7 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 0LH
  • Silloth-On-Solway (32 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 4JZ, CA7 4JT, CA7 4LW, CA7 4QB, CA7 4LA, CA7 4LN

Wednesday, August 7

  • Sedbergh (15 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5TD, LA10 5SZ
  • Sedbergh (36 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5PA, LA10 5PB, LA10 5NY, LA10 5PD, LA10 5PE, LA10 5PF, LA10 5PG
  • Aspatria (4 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA15 6PD, CA15 6PF, CA15 6PE
  • Grange-Over-Sands (19 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA11 7PU, LA11 7NT, LA11 7NS, LA11 7NL
  • Kirkby Stephen (40 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA17 4RP, CA17 4RH, CA17 4RT, CA17 4RZ, CA17 4RX, CA17 4RS, CA17 4RF, CA17 4RU
  • Kirkby Thore (89 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA10 1TJ, CA10 1TL, CA10 1TN, CA10 1TW, CA10 1DA, CA10 1TP, CA16 6DP
  • Westlinton (74 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA6 4HY, CA6 4DS, CA6 4DY, CA6 4DX, CA6 4HS, CA6 4JW, CA6 4QQ, CA6 4JN, CA6 4JG, CA6 4JH

Thursday, August 8

  • Kirkby Stephen (90 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA16 6PF, CA17 4NG, CA17 4PL, CA17 4PJ, CA17 4PH, CA17 4PT, CA17 4PF
  • Seascale (2 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA22 2PB
  • Westlinton (19 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA6 4ER, CA6 4EE, CA6 5ND, CA6 4DU
  • Sedbergh (7 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5RN, LA10 5RW, LA10 5QR
  • Sedbergh (12 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5PJ, LA10 5PL, LA10 5PR, LA10 5PN
  • Sebergham (4 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA7 8BZ, CA7 8BX
  • Arthuret (4 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA6 5QB

Friday, August 9

  • Sedbergh (21 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA10 5PY, LA10 5PX, LA10 5PW, LA10 5NY, LA10 5PF
  • Seascale (1 property without supply) Postcodes affected: CA22 2NX
  • Cleator Moor (10 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA23 3AF, CA23 3ES, CA23 3ER
  • Cathedral & Castle (11 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA2 5JN, CA2 5JZ
  • Arthuret (4 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: CA6 5RB
  • Sedbergh (6 properties without supply) Postcodes affected: LA6 2QJ, LA8 0NL, LA8 0NN

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.”