HOMES in an area of the New Forest have been affected by a power cut.

According to the SSE website, the power went off in the SO45 area of the Forest at 3.34am this morning.

The known affected areas are SO45 1GA and SO24 2LG.

The company say they hope to have power restored by 12pm.

A statement reads: "We’re sorry for the loss of supply. We currently have a fault affecting the areas listed.

"Our engineers are on site working hard to get the power back on as quickly as they can.

"If you need more information, please call us on 105 or send us a message on Facebook or Twitter (@ssencommunity) and quote reference 'HN7321'"