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Dark choice for off-grid families: pay £60,000 or use a torch

For England’s 2,000 homes without mains electricity, daily life is difficult but the cost of getting a connection is prohibitive

The Guardian - UK

Man seriously hurt by falling tree in Storm Otto

A man in his 50s was injured and was taken to hospital in serious condition

Wales Online

Northern Powergrid advice on what to do if you get a power cut as North East braced for severe winds

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind, with gusts of up to 70mph expected to hit the North East on Friday - here is some advice from Northern Powergrid

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Power cut hits thousands in Northumberland on Christmas morning

Northern Powergrid aims to restore electricity to homes in the Hexham and Corbridge areas by lunchtime

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Sheffield residents driven to tears in icy conditions without heating for a week

Up to 2,000 homes in the Stannington area of Sheffield are now fearing for their lives in some cases ahead of an arctic blast set to sweep across the UK

Daily Mirror

‘Rampant profiteering’: Unite asks Ofgem to cap power distributors’ profits

Exclusive: after UK networks rake in £15.8bn, Sharon Graham says they are holding the public to ransom

The Guardian - UK

Northumberland mobile phone mast to have back-up generator after Storm Arwen chaos

Residents were left without communications following powercuts during Storm Arwen last year

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Council leader slams 'appalling' Northern Powergrid response to Storm Arwen as anniversary approaches

Coun Glen Sanderson said the power company's response still made him angry a year on from the storm

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Northumberland 'ready for winter' following gritter fleet upgrades

The authority has replaced nine of its 28 gritters with new machines ready for the winter months ahead

Chronicle Live

Northern Powergrid outline improvements made a year on from Storm Arwen devastation

The storm saw 225,000 homes in the UK left without power, including thousands across the North East

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Major power cut affecting over 5,000 properties across Sunderland and County Durham

Northern Powergrid power cut map reports that 5,210 premises have been affected by an outage due to an "unexpected problem with the cables or equipment" that serve the area

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Labour is being too cautious on public ownership - it’s pragmatic policy

Instead of siphoning off profits to private shareholders, state utility companies could tackle the cost of living and climate crisis, says Cat Hobbs, founder of We Own It

The Guardian - UK

North East MPs react to 'damning' and 'revealing' report into Powergrid response to Storm Arwen

Thousands of homes in the North East were left without power last November following Storm Arwen but a report revealed the response was 'unacceptable'

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People left without power for days during Storm Arwen react as Powergrid's response called 'unacceptable'

In the wake of Ofgem's report, Northern Powergrid said it 'learned some difficult lessons' during the storm

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Electricity firms must ‘up their game’ following Storm Arwen

Three network operators have paid £30m in compensation and agreed to pay another £10m in redress to local communities

Manchester Evening News

Ofgem finds that electricity companies provided "unacceptable service" following Storm Arwen

The industry watchdog has made a variety of recommendations so better services are delivered in the future

The National (Scotland)

Watchdog slams energy firms' 'unacceptable' response to Storm Arwen

SCOTS left without power for days following Storm Arwen were provided an “unacceptable service” by electricity networks, industry watchdog Ofgem…

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Storm Arwen power company response "unacceptable" and could have breached licence, report says

Northern Powergrid may have been in breach of its licence because of failures in its call centre in the wake of last November's storm

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Leeds Live

Leeds power cut: hundreds of homes without power

481 properties in the LS9 and LS10 areas affected

Birmingham Post

Profits up at Northern Powergrid during period of Storm Arwen

The company came in for criticism

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Northern Powergrid reports increased profits during year of Storm Arwen

The company was heavily criticised for its response to the major storm, which left thousands of people without power

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County Durham teacher left in freezing house due to Storm Arwen and Malik calls for compensation for residents

Chloe Gillie is fighting to get compensation from Northern Powergrid for her and other residents on her street

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More than 3,000 homes in Northumberland have power restored after lorry drags down electricity cables

Around 3,100 properties in Northumberland were without power on Wednesday after a lorry came into contact with electricity cables and damaged a transformer near Longframlington

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County Durham man launches petition to get all residents left in the dark by Storm Arwen and Malik compensation

Paul Robinson was told because the power cuts were less than 48 hours, residents would not be entitled to any compensation

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Government report criticises 'unacceptable' response from electricity companies to Storm Arwen

Some people were left without power for up to 11 days following the storm in November

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