Businesses and homes in North Finchley have been hit by power cuts.

Boulangerie Joie De Vie café and North Finchley post office were among the businesses affected in High Road when the power cut happened at 10.34am this morning.

The area has been blighted by power cuts during the past 18 months, with traders most recently affected last November.

A spokesman for UK Power Networks, which supplies power in the area, confirmed that engineers are working to restore power to 150 properties.

They added: “We realise how difficult it can be to be without power and apologise for any inconvenienced caused by this fault, which developed on the underground electricity network.”