A power cut on Thursday evening left over 500 customers without electricity in Carlisle.

According to Electricity North West, the power cut in the Cathedral and Castle area of Carlisle was reported at 5:02pm on (May 25).

They said the power cut was caused by an unexpected incident on the high-voltage cable that provides power to homes and businesses in the area.

548 customers were without power.

Electricty North West engineers fixed the issues by 8pm