'We haven't got an electric till,' said Miss Williams at the business which has been trading since 1906.
June Williams, of RJ Christian Jewellers, who are without power and working by candlelight
Workers from SP Power Networks were able to be on the scene at Willow Street within 10 minutes of supplies going off. And they had got most of them back on in 80 minutes in the early hours of this morning. "We haven't got an electric till," said Miss Williams at the business which has been trading since 1906.
And the shutters were down at Home Bargains, with a sign taped up to say the store was closed due to a power cut. Next door however mobile phone shops Vodafone and EE had their lights on and were trading.
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