Power Cut Chaos Hits Cowes After Faulty Cables Found

Parts of Cowes have been plunged into darkness this morning after SSE workers discovered faulty cables. The energy firm promises to restore power within the next four hours.

Door-to-Door Checks Underway

SSE staff have been going door to door, alerting residents affected by the outage. They say the bad cables need further digging to fix the fault properly.

Another Cut Hits Cowes Amid Upgrade Works

This latest blackout follows a second power cut and ongoing upgrade works around the Cowes area. More updates to come as the situation develops.

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