A north Cumbrian town is dealing with a third day of power cuts - with about 3,000 properties affected.

Residents in Wigton are reporting more problems this morning (July 1), after a series of blackouts yesterday and on Monday.

According to Electricity North West, there are in the region of 3,000 properties in the Wigton area that are experiencing problems.

The problems are being caused due to an intermittent cable fault.

A spokeswoman for Electricity North West said: "Engineers are currently being sent to site and they should have it fixed by the end of the day.

"We were first made aware of the issue yesterday afternoon (June 30)."