Powercut across three Leeds postcodes as Met Office warns of further outages

Residents in LS14 and LS27 have been affected by an outage, which was first reported to Northern Powergrid at 6.18am.

About 100 homes and businesses have been left without power.

A message on Northern Powergrid's website said: "Our team are working hard to restore your power as quickly as possible.

"The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area."

Power is expected to be restored by 9.30am.

A separate powercut affecting 60 homes in LS26 was reported to Northern Powergrid at 5.17am.

The outage was caused by a problem with an electricity cable serving the area.

Engineers are working to fix the issue and power is expected to be restored by 8.30am.

It comes as heavy snow starts to blanket Leeds, with the Met Office warning that further powercuts are possible across the city.

It has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice as it urges drivers to travel with care.

Other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may also be affected.

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