Blackout hits valley homes

Castleshaw Valley: workman restore power

SCORES of homes in the Castleshaw Valley were without light or heat for 18 hours overnight after a power failure.

Problems began at 8am yesterday when a fault in an 11,000 Volt overhead line fault sparked a fire on a wooden pole at Heights, above Delph.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and power to homes and businesses was isolated.

A team of technicians working on the movie A Monster Calls spent the day in the Royal Oak at Heights after production came to a standstill.

Pub landlord Michael Fancy said: “We were completely without power. We used a portable stove to heat cups of tea for the team. Luckily our log fires kept the place warm.”

Power to 62 customers was restored at 2.30am today.