Power bosses apologise after billing Hemsby evacuees £1,000 to disconnect electricity

UK Power Networks (UPN) sent the invoices to people who had been told to leave their erosion-threatened houses after they had been deemed at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea ahead of Storm Goretti last week.

The letter said UPN was seeking recovery of costs - totalling £1,137 - associated with disconnecting the homes from the........

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