MORE than 2,000 homes in Oldham were hit by a power cut today.

Network Electricity North West reported that 2,115 homes were struck by the incident.

A large number of addresses with the postcode beginning OL3 were affected.

This afternoon, an Electricity North West spokesman said: "We are aware of a power cut in Oldham affecting 2,115 properties, our engineers are en-route to the substation.

"We're sorry for the inconvenience, we will keep everyone posted."

Within an hour though, all homes had power.

The network added: "Everyone who was affected by the large area fault in Oldham have been restored."