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Power cut forces town centre shops to shut

Alex Popein Northampton
News imageAlex Pope/BBC A closed sign on a door, with two brass handles and a green door, the note is stuck on with tape. Alex Pope/BBC
Signs have appeared at the front of several Northampton town centre businesses

Several businesses in the centre of Northampton have been forced to close after a power cut.

National Grid said power was lost at 07:46 GMT when an underground cable fault was discovered in the area around Abington Street, Fish Street and Greyfriars.

It said engineers arrived and found 19 properties without an electricity supply.

Shops affected included Clarks, Ladbrokes and The Fish pub, but some have had power restored.

News imageAlex Pope/BBC National Grid workers in the centre of a town, with a van and digger. There is green plastic fencing around their worksite on a pedestrianised area of a shopping street. They are next to a Costa Coffee and two "no entry" signs. Alex Pope/BBC
Engineers have been working to restore power on Fish Street, off Abington Street

Signs have been placed on many of the businesses with Ladbrokes stating it would reopen on Saturday.

The exact area includes the NN1 2AA, NN1 2AJ, NN1 2AP, NN1 2AW, NN1 2ED postcodes.

News imageAlex Pope/BBC A sign in Clarks window, with a sale sign to the left and three boots. The sign is stuck on glass and is written in black on white paper. Alex Pope/BBC
Clarks has also closed

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