MUCH of Wrexham was hit by a power cut.

Homes and businesses in the region lost power just after 11.30am today (Thursday)

Properties with postcodes beginning CH4, L19, LL11, LL12, LL13, LL14 were affected.

Scottish Power said: "Monitoring systems on our network have alerted us to an unexpected fault affecting a number of customers over a wide area.

"We apologise for the inconvenience caused, our emergency response teams have been notified and we expect your supply to be restored by 1.45pm."

The latest update on the Scottish Power website is that the issue has been resolved.