2pm Sunday 30th January 
 

Agencies across the region are working together to support residents who are still without power following Storm Malik on Friday evening. 

Northumberland County Council and Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service have been working alongside Northern Powergrid, Northumbria Police and local communities to co-ordinate efforts to ensure public safety and that the county’s most vulnerable residents are cared for. 
 

Northern Powergrid has drafted in extra support staff from other areas and is continuing its major restoration efforts after Storm Malik devasted part of its electricity network. Across the whole of the northern region an estimated 50,000 houses were left without power and while the storm was not as severe as Arwen, the damage has been worse than first thought. 
 

In Northumberland today (Sunday 30th January 12.30pm), just under 6,000 homes remain without power. The majority of these are in the north and south-west of the county. The Kielder and Bellingham area has been particularly affected, with further pockets of outage across the county including around Rothbury, Wooler, Shilbottle and Longhoughton. 
 

Welfare checks will continue to be made today to ensure all known vulnerable residents and care homes who are without power have the support they need. 
 

Residents are encouraged to look in on their neighbours and if anyone has a concern about a vulnerable resident or a safeguarding issue, they should ring Onecall: 01670 536400 
 

Northumberland County Council is liaising with local communities and NPG to make available locations for the provision of hot food and drink, a warm place to meet and electrical charging facilities. This information will be made available on the county council website and social media channels. 
 

Allendale Fire Station and Jubilee Hall in Rothbury have opened as community hubs and Northern Powergrid customer support vehicles have been deployed at Kielder and Powburn. These have microwaves and charging points and are offering coffee and snacks. Hot food will also be available on South Road, Wooler from 4pm tonight if the power supply in the area remains down. 
 

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Storm Corrie, which is set to hit the northeast later today with high winds of up to 60mph set to peak between 10pm-5am.  
 

Yesterday, county council staff worked hard to keep roads open by clearing trees and debris and to assess structural damage to buildings.  This operational work will continue over the coming days. 
 

Interim Executive Director, Maureen Taylor from Northumberland County Council said: 

 “This has been  a real team effort since yesterday, but I must thank the people of Northumberland who have yet again come together to look after each other in what has been a challenging time.  
  

“The fire service, council staff and Northern Powergrid have been working around the clock, as have lots of other agencies.  
  

“We know there are still a lot of people without power and this number is reducing. We will continue to offer support, working alongside the power company as it works to restore services.”  

 

Northern Powergrid is directing residents to their website – northernpowergrid.com - to receive updates and report a power cut and it has teams available 24/7 by calling 105.  

For concerns about vulnerable residents or safeguarding issues call: Onecall 01670 536400 

For all other council service enquiries or reports, ring Northumberland County Council on  0345 600 6400 

If you need to report a non-urgent issue to Northumbria Police, please do so by using the 'Tell Us Something' page of their website.  

In an emergency, always ring 999.