RESIDENTS in parts of Prescot and Rainhill are among those to have been hit by a power cut this evening, Saturday.

Scottish Power said it has been made aware of an issue shortly before 6pm which has seen properties lose electricity supplies in the areas.

Among the affected postcodes are some in Prescot and Knowsley Village, and also the L35 postcode area in Rainhill.

In its latest update, Scottish Power said it is hoped power will be restored in the early hours by 1am.

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In a statement, Scottish Power said: "There is a power cut affecting the L34 and L36 postcode areas.

"We had no advance warning of this and first became aware of it at 5.58pm. Our control centre will attempt to restore your electricity supply remotely, and we will also send our next available engineers to the area to find and fix the fault as quickly and as safely as possible. We expect the power to be restored by 1am."

Which postcodes are affected?

L268FH, L340EB, L340ET, L344AE, L344AF, L344AG, L344AQ, L344AR, L344AT, L347HD, L347HE, L350PA, L36, L364PH, L368EH, L368EL, L368EQ, L368FB, L368FD, L368FE, L368FG, L368FH, L368FN, L368FP, L368JE, L368JF, L368JG, L368JH, L368JJ, L368JL, L368JN, L368JQ, L368JW, L368XX