Roads closed, cars damaged, trains cancelled as high winds wreak …
Thousands of homes were left without power as high winds tore across the county. Trees and scaffolding came down, closing roads. Trains were cancelled between Carlisle and Workington this morning, following a derailment.
Electricity North West engineers restored power to more than 16,900 properties. "High winds topping 55mph and heavy rain hit large parts of Cumbria and Lancashire causing more than 17,600 properties to lose power across 43 separate incidents on the power network," said a spokesman. In Cockermouth, Strawberry How Road was blocked on Tuesday evening due to falling trees.
They have since been cleared. In Maryport, mayor Peter Kendall woke to find his car damaged by scaffolding that had fallen from the house next door. Mr Kendall, who lives on North Street, said: "My neighbour had Paton Scaffolding here to do repairs.
"The scaffolding came adrift in the high wind and damaged my car and two others on the street." https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/23450060.ancient-discoveries-unearthed-team-archaeologists-cockermouth/[1] Cumbria Police appealed to drivers to take care on roads, many of which had tree debris.
A spokesperson from Cumbria Police said: "Cumbria Police are getting numerous reports from around the county of fallen trees, damage and debris due to high winds."
Chris Jackson, regional director for Northern Rail, said: "Our services between Workington and Carlisle were delayed by around 30 minutes this morning following an incident at Workington Docks.
"We apologise to customers for the delay to their journeys."