Engineers from Electricity North West have worked through the night to restore power to properties affected by severe weather.

Despite the difficult conditions teams from the network operator have restored power to around 18,000 properties since yesterday.

Engineers from Electricity North West are working in difficult conditions to restore power as strong winds and flash floods hit the North West.

This week Electricity North West’s £9m low carbon Customer Load Active System Services (CLASS) project won the Energy Revolution Award at the prestigious European Utility Industry Awards.

Last week engineers from the region’s network power operator, Electricity North West, completed the final stages of the £584,000 power upgrade project in the remote village of Wasdale Head in Cumbria.

Sue Hayman, MP for Workington has given her support to Electricity North West’s priority service register which is available for all vulnerable customers across the North West during a power cut.

Engineers from Electricity North West have started to upgrade the underground power cables which power homes and businesses in Nelson, Lancashire.

Last night Electricity North West scooped two gold accolades for ‘outstanding in-house public relations team’ and ‘crisis management’ at the regional Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards in Manchester.

Residents and businesses in Rossendale are set to benefit from a major engineering project to upgrade the power network which has been keeping the lights on for almost80-year-old cables in Rossendale set for powerful upgrade 80 years.

The region’s power network operator is urging people across the North West to stay safe on Bonfire Night by keeping away from overhead power lines and electricity substations.

William Wragg, MP for Hazel Grove, has given his support to Electricity North West’s priority service register which is available for all vulnerable customers across the North West during a power cut.

Trafford College students have transformed a local electricity substation with a colourful mural inspired by the gardens landscape.