A POWER company has apologised for ruining Christmas lunch for hundreds of families around Petersfield.

Dozens of people around Hillbrow and Durford Wood spent 14 hours in the dark on December 25 after losing power.

More than 600 properties around Rogate, Milland and Rake were disconnected at 6.20am because of a stricken overhead power line.

Most were reconnected by noon but Christmas lunch was a case of cold turkey for others – with some angry customers waiting until 9pm to get back on the grid.

For full story, see this week's Petersfield Herald.