NEARLY 200 customers were affected by a power cut in Stroud this afternoon.

The power cut happened in the Bath Road Trading Estate at around 1pm and affected 199 customers.

Supplies were restored by 2.30pm, a spokesman for Western Power Distribution said.

Engineers are currently on site carrying out testing with a view to completing a repair.

It is not know what caused the fault at present.

A spokesman for Western Power Distribution apologised for any inconvenience.