The pillar was in a poor state with paint layers peeling, but has now received a fresh coat.

Farms in the Upper Coquet valley rely on diesel generators which are expensive and unreliable.

Businesses on one side of a market town street say they have endured problems since last summer.

The outage in Bamburgh, Northumberland, over Easter weekend forced shops and businesses to close.

Residents were without power for almost 10 hours after a transformer became engulfed in flames.

Keith Jackson contacted Northern Powergrid with an idea of how to help homes save energy and money.

Northern Powergrid says it is sending out support vehicles to affected homes to hand out hot meals.

Traders in Harthill say they may not survive the fourth set of roadworks in 18 months.