BUSINESSES on a Wellington industrial estate have been hit by a power outage today.

The electricity supply to the Lowmoor Business Park, in Tonedale, went off this morning.

However, for some businesses the outage appeared to be shortlived with power said to have been restored in under an hour, while others continued to be without electricity.

The industrial estate houses dozens of small businesses and some larger one, including a storage depot for one of the town's largest employers KD/ One Swallowfield.

John Dodden, who owns Rustic Quirks salvage and restoration business, was one of the more fortunate who saw the lights come back on relatively quickly.

Mr Dodden said: "The power went off but we do not know why it happened.

"It just came back on after about half-an-hour"

National Grid has been contacted for a comment on the cause of the outage.

We will bring you updates in our live blog below.