PEOPLE have been left with reduced electricity this afternoon after power problems hit Cumnor and Marcham.

Spokeswomen for Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Emily MacDonald said residents in Cumnor were experiencing reduced power due to low voltage.

She said that it started at 11.15am and SSE have staff currently on the scene investigating the cause.

She added: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope to get the problem corrected as soon as possible.”

The customer was also told a downed power line was responsible for the outages, but this has not yet been confirmed by SSE.

It is not known how many homes are affected by the problem.

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More information about the power cuts to follow.