A power cut is affecting hundreds of homes in parts of Worcester.

Western Power Distribution said 694 properties are currently without power and described it as affecting the Pitmaston and Lower Wick areas of Worcester.

It said the incident was reported at 10am on Thursday, January 20 and estimated it would be resolved by 11.30am.

UPDATE: Western Power Distribution said power had been restored to all properties by 11.01am and apologised for any inconvenience caused by the outage.

It is advising residents who are still without power to turn their trip switches off and back on again. If this doesn't restore power, you should report it to Western Power online at westernpower.co.uk or by calling 0800 6783 105.