Power cut affecting homes near Swindon Train Station

30 homes just off Station Road are without power on Saturday, March 8, after a power cut hit the area in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Aylesbury Street, Haydon Street, Alexandra Road and parts of Corporation Street have all been affected, and engineers currently at the site predict the power will remain out until at least 2pm.

This comes after a fault on the underground network which has caused issues for four postcodes.

Although Swindon Railway Station, located opposite these streets, remains unaffected, several other local businesses in this area are believed to have been hit by the power cut.

The power cut is affecting a residential area opposite Swindon Railway Station (Image: SSEN) A spokesperson for Scottish and Southern Electricity said: "We're aware of a fault on our local network affecting several homes.

"Our engineers are in the local area and working hard to get power restored as soon as possible.

"The cause of this power cut is a fault on our underground network. This is the most common type of fault we see and our teams are very experienced in dealing with these issues.

"In most cases, our engineers are able to get power back on by simply replacing a fuse at the local substation. However, if the fault is severe this may take us longer to fix."