Fallen overhead cable causes power cut in Essex village

A village has been without power for most of this morning (January 19) after a power cut was caused by a fallen cable.Tillingham residents reported the problems before 7.30am, with power not expected to return until after 11am. The outage was sparked by a fallen overhead cable in East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea.UK Power Network informed residents that a specialist team would be needed on the site to carry out repairs before the power was restored.