Off, on, off, on, off...
It started during the night and is still going on and Northern Powergrid have no idea why. All they can say is that 56 homes are affected and fuses in the sub-station keep blowing. Nearly eight hours of no electricity thus far. with a few hours of it being on here and there.
I suspect that with all the rain we have had, especially in the last few weeks, that water has got into the cable trenches.