Engineers will continue to work through the evening to repair the damage and restore power to the final 45 customers in North Lakes.

Electricity North West has been closely monitoring the new weather front, Storm Bronagh, which is crossing the region at the moment.

The latest bad weather has caused the loss of power to 1,600 customers in Cumbria, including Whitehaven and Maryport, and some of these might be without power overnight.

More than 300 free hot food and drinks have been provided to customers without power in Cumbria. For updates on locations please visit Twitter and Facebook.

Chris Fox, network systems manager for Electricity North West, said: “We’re closely monitoring the new weather front which is passing through our region now. We still have extra engineers that are working into the night to restore the final customers from Storm Ali and where safe any new faults caused by Storm Bronagh.

“We’ve made great progress and I want to reassure customers that our job isn’t finished until the last customer is back on.

“We would really like to thank customers for their support and patience as we work to restore power to the final customers impacted.”

Customers should visit www.enwl.co.uk/powercuts for more information, or follow Electricity North West on Facebook or Twitter. Customers can also call Electricity North West on 105 to report power cuts.

If customers see any lines down, or branches or debris hanging from lines, Electricity North West is urging them to stay away and call them as soon as possible on 105.

Electricity North West offers extra support to customers who need it through its Priority Services Register. Customers can register online by visiting www.enwl.co.uk/priority or calling Electricity North West on 105.

For advice on how to be prepared and stay safe please visit www.enwl.co.uk/power-cuts/dealing-with-power-cuts.

Photo taken in Newcastleton.