DOZENS of households will be left without electricity next week due to a planned powercut.

Electricity North West has announced that 41 houses near Barrow will have their power cut so engineers can safely work on the cables that provide electricity to the property.

The power cut is due to take place on Monday March 6 and will affect properties with the postcode: LA12 0QR, LA12 0TT, LA12 0QP, LA12 0TS, LA12 0QX, LA12 0QY.

Clive Wilkinson, operations director at Electricity North West, said: “Planned power cuts allow us to carry out vital work such as maintaining the network, carrying out repairs and installing new connections, which ensures that homes and businesses continue receive the best supply possible in the long term.

“With every planned power cut, we’ll always give at least 10 days’ notice, won’t turn power off before 9am and electricity will be back on before 5pm.

“Unfortunately, not all power cuts are planned and can happen for a variety of reasons with no warning because of the weather, vandalism or even birds hitting overhead lines. Our teams are on hand 24/7 365 days a year and should anybody ever need any more information during a power cut, whether planned or not, they can follow Electricity North West on Twitter or Facebook for updates, or call us free on 105.”