RESIDENTS are due to be without electricity when a planned power cut takes place.

As many as 42 residents are due to be affected when power is temporarily switched on for works in Millom.

A number of houses in the LA18 5 postcode area will be affected tomorrow.

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."

Residents are usually given 10 days' notice ahead of planned power cuts.