After over eight hours without electricity the remaining homes in the south of Hitchin have been reconnected to the grid. Power went off in thousands of homes this morning when a fault developed in an underground cable. Throughout the day engineers for

After over eight hours without electricity the remaining homes in the south of Hitchin have been reconnected to the grid.

Power went off in thousands of homes this morning when a fault developed in an underground cable.

Throughout the day engineers for supplier EDF have worked to fix the problem.

All homes had electricity again shortly after 4pm.