HOUSEHOLDS in St Helens and Warrington reported a power cut this afternoon, Monday.

Scottish Power confirmed that it was aware of an issue in the area, and that it had received reports from residents.

Engineers were dispatched to find and fix the fault.

The issue was mainly affecting the WA9 postcode in the St Helens area, however it was also causing trouble for some WA5 postcodes.

A spokesman for Scottish Power said: “There is a power cut affecting the WA9 postcode area of St Helens.

“Our engineers are en route to find and fix the fault as quickly and as safely as possible.

“We expect your electricity supply to be restored by 7pm.

“If you require any further help or support, please call us on 105.

“The latest updates can be found on our website at spenergynetworks.co.uk

“We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.”

Here is the full list of postcodes affected:

WA54DE, WA54DF, WA54DG, WA83TR, WA91AA, WA94EL, WA94FU, WA94FZ, WA94GB, WA94LU, WA94LX, WA94LY, WA94QJ, WA94QL, WA94QN, WA94QS, WA94QW, WA94QX, WA94QY, WA94QZ, WA94RE, WA94RF, WA94RG, WA94RH, WA94RJ, WA94RL, WA94RQ, WA94RW, WA94RY, WA94RZ, WA94SA, WA94SB, WA94SE, WA94SF, WA94SG, WA94SH, WA94SJ, WA94SL, WA94SN, WA94SP, WA94SQ, WA94SR, WA94SS, WA94ST, WA94SW, WA94SX, WA94SY, WA94SZ, WA94TF, WA94TL, WA94TU, WA94TZ, WA94UA, WA94WE, WA94WF, WA94WG, WA94XA, WA94XB, WA94XH, WA94XJ, WA94XN, WA94XQ, WA94YH, WA94YN, WA94YP