Generator being installed at Rochester Village Hall

They will ensure residents have access to a warm space and cooking facilities if another Storm Arwen hits the region.

Arwen aftermath: Generators installed to keep villages running during blackouts

One year after Storm Arwen isolated power across the region, a Northern Powergrid boss warns climate change could lead to more events like it.

Storm Arwen: How climate change has influenced powergrid's response

The regulator singled out Northern Powergrid as having the "worst" response to Storm Arwen after its findings were published into what went wrong.

Ofgem says thousands were provided an 'unacceptable service' after Storm Arwen

More than 200,000 homes and businesses were affected by power cuts in November, with County Durham and Northumberland among the worst hit areas.

Storm Arwen: Residents underpaid in compensation after being left without power

Five thousand homes are still without power a week after Storm Arwen struck. According to Northern Powergrid, "a number" still will be come next Wednesday.