Electricity North West is prepared for severe weather following the Met Office yellow weather warning for severe rain and gales on Christmas Day and an amber weather warning for Boxing Day.

Engineers at Electricity North West are set to replace decades-old underground cables which have been keeping the lights on for more than 3,000 homes and businesses in Lytham and Warton.

Engineers from Electricity North West will have done everything possible to restore power to all but a few remaining properties in Cumbria by the end of today.

Customers in Lancaster and surrounding areas who had been receiving power via generators are now all back on the grid, Electricity North West confirmed today.

Engineers are continuing to work around the clock to restore power to the remaining 750 customers in Cumbria after the severe floods this week.

Work to switch around 23,000 customers in Lancaster and surrounding areas back to the power grid is set to get under way tomorrow.

Engineers from Electricity North West are set to complete repairs to Cumbria's power network later today. Teams from the electricity network company have been working round the clock to restore power since the severe floods hit on Saturday.

Engineers from Electricity North West continue to work day and night to restore power to the remaining 1,000 customers in Cumbria after the severe flooding on Saturday.

Engineers from Electricity North West have restored power to all areas of Lancaster affected by flooding to the area's main substation.

Electricity North West has confirmed that planned power cuts are not needed in Lancaster and the surrounding area after customers saved enough energy to secure supplies.

Electricity North West is warning customers in Lancaster and the surrounding area that managed power cuts may be needed later today.

Electricity North West is still urging customers in Lancaster and the surrounding area to continue conserving energy use over the next few hours.