Worthing homes and businesses affected by power cuts

UK Power Networks (UKPN) said it became aware of on outage at 10.29am on Tuesday, October 27.

An estimated 215 customers in postcodes BN11 1 and BN11 3 – in and around the town centre – have been affected, according to UKPN.

Engineers are currently on their way to Chatsworth Road to repair the fault.

A UKPN spokesperson said: “We believe a developing cable fault is causing these repeat power cuts, so while our estimated time frame to have power back on is currently between 4pm and 5pm, it's possible this may need to change once staff have assessed.

"This is because every power cut increases the chance of the fault has developing to a point that our specialist teams can pinpoint it using specialist equipment.”

Robert Luff estate agents, in the Guildbourne Centre, is among those affected.

A post on the business’s Facebook page reads: “We would like to make our customers aware that, due to an issue with our power lines, our Worthing branch is currently unable to receive telephone calls.”

UKPN has apologised for any disruption caused by the outage.