RESIDENTS in Exminster have experience a spate of powercuts in parts of the village with up to 700 homes affected.

Crockwells, Milbury Lane and Gissons are just some areas affected by the issue.

Overnight on Monday to Tuesday, homes in the village suffered the cuts.

Western Power said there was a fault on a ‘high voltage network’ which required repair and apologised for inconvenience.

Engineers worked on site to restore power.

One resident advised callin the National Power Cut Service on 105 to report any future cuts.