A POWER cut in Radcliffe has left more than 300 homes without electricity this afternoon.

Electricity North West has reported that 370 properties in the M26 post code are without power.

A tweet from Electricity North West said engineers are on site and are expected to restore power by 5pm.

A spokesman for Electricity North West said: “We have a high voltage fault affecting Manchester, which is due to damage to our equipment.

“Our engineers are aware of the problem and our estimated time for restoration is 4.52pm today.

“If this changes as the job progresses we will keep you updated. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the interruption to your supply and our engineers will work to restore your power as soon as possible.”