Power back after Penzance plunged into darkness

More than 1,300 buildings lost power in a Cornish seaside town following two separate incidents.

National Grid said a power outage had been reported in Penzance just before 19:55 BST in several areas including Market Jew Street and New Street which left 1,194 properties without power.

The company added a second outage was reported just after 20:00 which affected 175 properties on streets including Adelaide Street, Leskinnick Terrace and Penare Road.

In an update at 05:12, National Grid said power had been restored to all properties.

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