Electricity North West has successfully restored power to almost 16,000 customers after severe gales caused damage to the power network across the region.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for severe gales of 70 to 80mph and a yellow warning for snow to hit the North West on Thursday.

Today marks the start of the meteorological summer and that mysterious object in the sky has made an appearance in the North West over the past month.

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is delighted to be sponsoring the very first Bay Living Awards organised by The Bay Radio.

The Lancashire landscape between Cow Ark and Newton in the Forest of Bowland will be enhanced with the removal of decades-old overhead power lines and electricity poles.

The weather can have a big impact on the local power network. We work hard to make the network as resilient as possible by investing more than £130m every year, but there are some things we can’t control.

Electricity North West is a champion of the Northern Powerhouse and believes an innovative and flexible energy system is the key to its success.

The region’s network power operator has found a way to reduce our demand for electricity across the North West, without anyone noticing a difference to their supply.

Electricity North West is calling on the Government to ensure an affordable, reliable and flexible energy system is firmly on the agenda in its planned Industrial Strategy.

The weather can have a big impact on the local power network. We work hard to make the network as resilient as possible by investing more than £130m every year, but there are some things we can’t control.

Electricity North West was today fined £900k at Preston Crown Court.

Danger of death signs on electricity substations and electricity poles are there for a reason. That’s the stark message from Electricity North West this half-term.