THE residents of three different areas have this evening been affected by a power cut.

Outages have been reported in Parkstone, Sopley and Northbourne.

The Sopley fault was reported to company Scottish and Southern Energy around an hour ago.

Power is expected to be restored at around 1am, but many are believed to have been affected.

The Northbourne fault is expected to be fixed by 8.30pm this evening, and the first report came in at 1pm today.

Residents in Parkstone should have their power back on by 10pm. The fault was reported at 7pm.