The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West is on hand and prepared for the second named storm of the year, Storm Freya.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind from 3pm on Sunday to 6am on Monday with strong winds and gusts of up to 60mph across the region.

Strong winds can cause power cuts by blowing debris into overhead power lines or bringing lines down. In response, Electricity North West has increased the number of engineers on standby with colleagues across the organisation monitoring the forecast and poised to respond.

Mark Mercer, network systems manager at Electricity North West, said: “Over the weekend, we’ll be closely monitoring the weather to ensure any damage is repaired and power returns as quickly as possible if it does go off.

“We’d urge people that if they do see any damage to our overhead power lines, please stay away and report it to us straight away so we can repair it safely. As always, we work around the clock during incidents like this, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week if customers need any help or advice.”

Electricity North West offers extra support to customers through their Priority Services Register. For more information and to register visit www.enwl.co.uk/priority

Customers can stay safe and prepare themselves in the event of potential power cuts by following the simple advice here www.enwl.co.uk/power-cuts/helpful-tips/.

You can view any live power cut information in the region on Electricity North West’s website here or get in touch on social media or by calling 105.