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Ashlie Blakey

Thousands of homes and businesses in Greater Manchester hit by power cut

Thousands of homes and businesses in Salford have been left without electricity after a power cut this afternoon.

The outage was first reported at around 12.50pm, according to Electricity North West. Around 2,420 properties, mainly in the Walkden area, are believed to be affected.

Engineers are on their way to the scene to assess the issue. Electricity North West currently estimates that power will be back on by around 3.50pm.

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A tweet posted by the provider said: "We are currently aware of a #POWERCUT in the #SALFORD area, our engineers are on their way to assess the issue. If you require further assistance, call us on 105. If you would like to be linked in for updates DM your full address and contact number."

The full list of affected postcodes can be found below.

M28 2NQ, M30 8JU, M28 2RF, M28 3AU, M28 2PQ, M28 2PA, M30 8JZ, M28 2RD, M28 2PW, M28 2WF, M28 2NN, M30 8LF, M28 2RB, M28 1GQ, M30 8LB, M28 1GP, M30 8LE, M30 8JW, M28 2UR, M28 3JE, M28 2FG, M30 8JS, M28 2HB, M28 3FB, M28 1LF, M28 2PL, M28 7EE, M28 2PD, M28 3AG, M28 2GZ, M28 2WY, M30 8LA, M28 2ED, M28 2PR, M28 2PP, M30 8JX, M28 2QQ, M28 2NW, M30 8LH, M28 2NF, M30 8JL, M28 2UL, M28 2RY, M28 2PF, M30 8JQ, M28 2PZ, M28 3DD, M30 8JN, M28 1LH, M28 3EB, M28 7FZ, M28 3NS, M28 2PT, M28 2QA, M28 2BW, M28 3JA, M28 2NG, M28 2PN, M28 2GE, M28 2WE, M28 2GW, M30 8JP, M28 2HD, M30 8JR, M28 3AQ, M28 3ED, M28 3BL, M28 2PX, M28 2QD, M28 2EB, M28 3JF, M28 2JD, M28 3DY, M28 2NP, M30 8JH, M28 2WW, M28 2JE, M28 2QE, M28 3DQ, M28 2WX, M28 2WL, M30 8LD, M28 2FL, M28 2NE, M28 2HA, M28 2GN, M28 2PH, M28 2PJ, M28 2EA, M28 2PS, M28 2GR, M30 8JY, M28 3DA, M28 2PU, M28 2RE, M28 2NL, M28 2GT, M30 8JG, M28 1GS, M28 3FA, M28 2LL, M28 2AJ, M28 2PG, M30 8JJ, M30 8LG, M28 2PE, M28 3AW, M28 2QR, M28 2GX, M28 2WA, M28 2RU, M28 2AH, M28 2WH, M28 2PB, M28 2RX, M28 7FE, M28 2QU, M28 3DB, M28 2QJ, M28 2GY, M28 2QS, M28 2RN, M28 1GR, M28 2YA, M28 2QT, M28 2JP, M28 3AT, M28 3AP, M28 2PY, M28 3SH, M28 2SD, M30 8JT, M28 2AG, M28 2QG, M28 2LJ, M28 7BQ, M28 3DS, M28 2NH, M28 3WN, M28 2GD, M28 2GS, M28 2NJ, M28 2QP, M40 1LF, M28 7EH, M28 2WG, M28 2UA, M30 8LJ, M28 2WB, M28 2WN, M28 3JH, M28 2RH, M28 2GQ, M28 2WQ, M28 2JB, M28 3ZG, M27 6PU, M30 7LP, M28 3LE, M28 2GU, M28 3AH

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