Around 180 meters of copper cable were stolen from an overhead power line energy distributors, CE Electric, have confirmed.
Thefts of copper have increased in recent times as scrap copper prices have soared to levels in excess of £3,00 per tonne.
More than 40 homes in the Heck area were left without power overnight following the latest in a spate of cable thefts across the Selby area.
Around 180 meters of copper cable were stolen from an overhead power line energy distributors, CE Electric, have confirmed.
Thefts of copper have increased in recent times as scrap copper prices have soared to levels in excess of £3,00 per tonne.