Travellers 'sponge off electricity grid and water network' as village suffers blackout
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An investigation has been launched into a suspected unauthorised electricity connection at a traveller site.UK Power Networks has confirmed it is looking into the incident in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, after being alerted to the issue on June 19.The village experienced a power outage five days later, on 24 June, with residents blaming the illegal hookup.A spokesman for the network operator said: "We were advised on June 19 of a possible unauthorised electricity connection at a site in Dunstable Road, Tilsworth." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Engineers are cooperating with police regarding the site, though the company said the power cut "was caused by a fault on the overhead network and is not believed to be linked to the site".Illegally extracting electricity carries a potential prison sentence of up to five years.The unauthorised encampment was erected over a single weekend, with workers arriving on Friday, June 12, timed just as council offices were closing, and laying hardcore...
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