Thousands of homes across the north west have been hit by power cuts as the region's record-breaking heatwave continues. Houses and businesses in Greater Manchester are among almost 8,000 which have been affected by a string of power cuts in the north west.
The biggest is affecting Clitheroe, in east Lancashire, where as many as 6,183 customers in the BB7 area are without power. Electricity North West says the power cut was reported just after 11.15am and engineers are yet to be sent out to the scene.
In Greater Manchester, 73 premises in Heywood are affected by a power cut, while there are smaller power cuts affecting the M6 area of Salford, the BL3 area of Bolton, the OL8 area of Oldham and a handful of homes in Prestwich.
