Dozens of Oldham addresses are set to lose power this week due to work on cables in the area.

A power cut for the area around Royal Oldham Hospital is listed on the Electricity North West website for April 3.

According to the website around 76 addresses across multiple postcodes are affected.

The power cut will not start before 9am, and it will not last longer than 5pm, according to Electricity North West.

The website reads: "We appreciate your patience while our engineers carry out a planned power cut in your area.

"This is to improve the reliability of your electricity supply and so our engineers can safely work on the cables that provide electricity to your home or business."

Here are all the postcodes:

OL1 2NG

OL1 2NP

OL1 2PJ

OL9 6SA

OL9 6TR

For information, go to enwl.co.uk/power-cuts.


This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.