Engineers from Electricity North West have restored power to around 17,000 customers since Storm Erik brought severe gales to the North West overnight and this morning.

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is searching for apprentices to help power the lives of five million people across the North West.

As this is the first Weather Watch of the New Year we take a brief look back on the weather in 2018.

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is investing more than £2m to upgrade the power network in Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding areas.

Hyndburn MP, Graham Jones, has taken a behind-the-scenes look at a fundamental part of Lancashire’s power network, rarely seen by anyone.

The region’s power network operator is planning for the North West’s energy future which could witness more than 2.5m electric cars on the roads and a 176 percent increase in electricity demand by 2050.