Northern Powergrid is reporting around 317 properties are without electricity this afternoon.
The power cut has left some businesses and banks in the city centre unable to operate properly.
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An engineer was dispatched to the city centre to investigate the cause of the cut and bring back power, which was restored shortly after 2pm.
A spokesman for the company said: "We apologise for any inconvenience and we hope to have everyone's power back up as quickly as possible."
Anyone who has any queries can contact Northern Power Grid on 0800 375675.
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