Traders’ Frustration After Third Power Cut In A Week

Traders in Market Harborough are frustrated after electricity went off for a third time in a week.

The outage in the Coventry Road and High Street areas meant some shops and businesses were unable to open their doors this morning and have had to close them again this afternoon.

The electricity went off at 7.45am affecting 69 properties and was restored at 11am, although the power went off again at 2.45pm.

There were other power cuts in the same area earlier this week.

Jim Cole owns Malibu Tanning Lounge and spoke to HFM:

National Grid engineers are working on Coventry Road

Enigma Cafe Bar has also been affected and Manager Amy Lookwood spoke to HFM during the first power cut this morningand says it has caused a lot of inconvenience:

A music event due to be held at Enigma tonight has been cancelled as it is now known when the power will be restored.

National Grid has apologised for problem caused by an underground cable fault.

Spokesman Mark Lang spoke to HFM: