More than 500 homes in Northamptonshire are without electricity following a series of power cuts

Snow has caused a more than a dozen power outages across the county this morning.
The view from the Red Lion pub in Thornby this morning. The village is currently without power.The view from the Red Lion pub in Thornby this morning. The village is currently without power.
The view from the Red Lion pub in Thornby this morning. The village is currently without power.

Western Power Distribution has reported 13 separate "incidents" at substations around Northamptonshire overnight, leaving a total of 500 properties without power.

Caravan owners at Billing Aquadrome have reported the power being out for several hours and there have been outages in Thornby.

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A Western Power Distribution spokeswoman said most of the ongoing incidents are "snow-related", but could not say when they might be fixed.

"We have teams out working to restore power as soon as possible," she added.

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