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08
Sept 2020
Harrogate street spends days in darkness
A street in central Harrogate has spent the past three working days in darkness after the power company failed to fix a fault.
Businesses on Victoria Avenue said that the constant power cuts have been very disruptive.
Northern Powergrid has been trying the fix the issue since Friday. However, businesses report that, each day, the power goes off for several hours and offices have had to close as a result.
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Many on the street are offices, but there are also opticians and dental practices which have had to cancel some appointments.
Andrew Gray, the director of Truth Legal and a landlord on the street, told the Stray Ferret that all of his tenants have gone home:
David Simister, one of the directors at Different PR, also told the Stray Ferret:
Northern Powergrid's live power map shows that 40 properties have been affected. A spokesperson said:
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