Hundreds of people were left without power over the Mother's Day weekend after a power cut.

The power outage impacted households across north and west Oxfordshire, with areas of Chipping Norton and Bicester majorly affected.

On the night of March 9, 16 postcodes and nearly 500 people in Bicester, and 11 postcodes and 49 people in Chipping Norton reported a power outage.

Oxford Mail: The areas hit by the power cut in BicesterThe areas hit by the power cut in Bicester (Image: Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks)

The power cut mostly affected a neighbourhood off of Howes Lane near Bure Park and Kings End in Bicester.

According to the Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, the power in Bicester was mostly restored by the end of the night, but some areas in Chipping Norton still had no power.

The cut was first reported at 9.49pm on March 9.