Hour-long power and internet cut hits Morpeth
About 3,540 premises in the Northumberland town lost mains power and connectivity for about an hour.
- Service
- Morpeth power and broadband
- Date
- 2 November 2026
- Cause
- Power / fire
- Duration
- 1 hours
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- minor
- Region
- UK
- Source
- ISPreview ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Hour-long power and internet cut hits Morpeth”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 2 Nov 2026. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2026-11-02-morpeth-power-and-broadband-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: ISPreview, https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/11/one-hour-power-and-internet-outage-in-uk-town-cost-firms-48-5k-in-lost-productivity.html.
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