AROUND 250 people in the Alderney area of of Poole were without electricity supplies at at lunchtime today.

The power cut , covering BH12 and BH11, was reported to Southern Electric at 12.50pm.

A spokesman said they were working to remedy the fault and were re-routing supplies to get people back on as quickly as possible.

As well as domestic customers some businesses were affected and some shops at Mannings Heath retail park were evacuated and the doors closed.

Wallisdown Conservative Club said they experienced a "brief flicker" around 1pm.

The spokesman for the electricity supply company said: "We hope to have them up and running before 4pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused them."

He added the cause of the problem was being investigated.