Villagers protest over power cuts

Power firms have been accused of neglecting the residents of a village on Loch Lomondside following up to sixteen power blackouts in the past year. The residents revealed that the power cuts in Luss had affected the local business community negatively and the senior citizens in the area had to live without heating.

Scottish and Southern Energy sent apologies and said that the power blackouts were due to trees falling on power lines after heavy storms. The firm acknowledged two power outages and disclosed that electricity supply had resumed shortly after.

The proprietor of Culag Lochside Guest house, Patrick Farrell, disclosed that over ninety people had experienced the power blackouts.

Luss Community Council members admitted that even after complaining endlessly no action had been taken and the villagers had resorted to writing to Alex Salmond, the First Minister, hoping for his intervention.

The proprietor of Culag Lochside Guest house regretted that the village had experienced more power cuts than any other place in the whole of Britain in the last year, leading to local enterprises losing money and business opportunities. Patrick Farell added that the senior citizens had suffered from lack of heating. He added that the energy infrastructure in the area was inadequate and would even be more constrained with expected sporting events in the area.

A spokesperson for Scottish and Southern Energy admitted that the firm had claimed responsibility for most of the power blackouts adducing them to severe storms which damaged trees which then fell on power lines. The spokesperson revealed that they had begun an initiative to cut down trees that could adversely affect power supply in case of storms.