A local authority and close to 100 homes have had their power knocked out amid heavy rainfall and severe weather warnings across Berkshire. 

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for torrential rain across much of England on Monday, September 15, with parts of Berkshire seeing heavy downpours throughout the day and overnight. 

West Berkshire Council lost power to its offices in Market Street, Newbury, on Tuesday, September 24. 

The local authority was forced to close its offices, with a spokesperson from the council apologising for "any inconvenience". Online services were unaffected and remained accessible to the public. 

The following day saw a spate of power outages that left 75 homes around Reading without any electricity for several hours. 

Unplanned outages occurred in Tadley, with 41 properties affected, while 21 residents were without power in Newbury. 

Meanwhile in Thatcham, 13 properties spent parts of the day without power. 

Elsewhere in Berkshire, power cuts also hit Horton, near Windsor. 

A power cut in August saw more than 400 people across Newbury go seven hours without electricity due to a fault with the network.  

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) automatically issues compensation for customers affected by power outages during severe weather. 

A spokesperson from the company said: "You are eligible for compensation under Guaranteed Standards if you have been without power for a prolonged period of time. You can claim £80 for domestic and non-domestic customers)if the power was off for 24 hours  or 48 hours."

The maximum payment is £2,000.