AROUND 25 properties in north Bournemouth have been hit by a power cut which happened early on Saturday morning.

Electricity supplies to residents in Muscliff went off around 3am, affecting those living in Cox Close and Moreton Road.

A spokesman for Southern Electric said engineers were on site at 4am and they expected supplies to be restored by mid-afternoon.

The company’s welfare van was on hand offering hot drinks and snacks to residents while engineers investigated the cause and worked to restore supplies.

“We thank our customers for their patience,” said the spokesman.