Phones and internet down in Bowers Gifford

9:09am Friday 2nd November 2012 in News By Melissa Hills

HUNDREDS of homes have been left without phones and internet in Bowers Gifford.

A spokesman for BT said: "We have suffered malicious cuts to underground cabling in an apparent attempted theft which is affecting some services in the area at the moment.

"We have working to take out the 800 metre damaged section in very difficult conditions. "We will be working shifts around the clock to install replacement cabling, and then to start the process to gradually restore services to those affected.

"We have had 215 reported faults from people affected. It is possible that it will be into early next week before the final faults are cleared."

Have you been affected? Call the newsroom on 01268 469 303 or email melissa.hills@nqe.com

Comments (9)

10:21am Fri 2 Nov 12

Eric Whim says...

Have you been effected?


Affected
[quote]Have you been effected?[/quote] Affected Eric Whim

11:11am Fri 2 Nov 12

PJR-121 says...

A better headline would be - Attempted cable theft leaves homes without phones
A better headline would be - Attempted cable theft leaves homes without phones PJR-121

1:30pm Fri 2 Nov 12

emcee says...

Eric Whim wrote:
Have you been effected?


Affected
Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions.
Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate.
Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.
[quote][p][bold]Eric Whim[/bold] wrote: [quote]Have you been effected?[/quote] Affected[/p][/quote]Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist. emcee

2:00pm Fri 2 Nov 12

perini says...

emcee wrote:
Eric Whim wrote:
Have you been effected?
Affected
Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.
Occasional even!!!
[quote][p][bold]emcee[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Eric Whim[/bold] wrote: [quote]Have you been effected?[/quote] Affected[/p][/quote]Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.[/p][/quote]Occasional even!!! perini

4:12pm Fri 2 Nov 12

DaveRobbo82 says...

We have been affected since around saturday night at 11.45 ish very worrying aswell as we have a medical alarm system that uses the phone line for my elderly grandparents who live in the house for when we are out. have been told 5 different completion times so far for this and it just keeps getting furthewr and further away!
We have been affected since around saturday night at 11.45 ish very worrying aswell as we have a medical alarm system that uses the phone line for my elderly grandparents who live in the house for when we are out. have been told 5 different completion times so far for this and it just keeps getting furthewr and further away! DaveRobbo82

4:57pm Fri 2 Nov 12

emcee says...

perini wrote:
emcee wrote:
Eric Whim wrote:
Have you been effected?
Affected
Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.
Occasional even!!!
I made a mere typo that should not pass editorial inspection and is one of the errors that is excused in everyday life. Besides, I do not purport to be a journalist.
However, the journalist concerned is not making a typing error. She is making a schoolgirl error in her command of English that she makes all too frequently.
[quote][p][bold]perini[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]emcee[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Eric Whim[/bold] wrote: [quote]Have you been effected?[/quote] Affected[/p][/quote]Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.[/p][/quote]Occasional even!!![/p][/quote]I made a mere typo that should not pass editorial inspection and is one of the errors that is excused in everyday life. Besides, I do not purport to be a journalist. However, the journalist concerned is not making a typing error. She is making a schoolgirl error in her command of English that she makes all too frequently. emcee

6:14pm Fri 2 Nov 12

perini says...

emcee wrote:
perini wrote:
emcee wrote:
Eric Whim wrote:
Have you been effected?
Affected
Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.
Occasional even!!!
I made a mere typo that should not pass editorial inspection and is one of the errors that is excused in everyday life. Besides, I do not purport to be a journalist.
However, the journalist concerned is not making a typing error. She is making a schoolgirl error in her command of English that she makes all too frequently.
Couldn't resist that comment though - Oh the irony of it - lol!
[quote][p][bold]emcee[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]perini[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]emcee[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Eric Whim[/bold] wrote: [quote]Have you been effected?[/quote] Affected[/p][/quote]Awful, isn't it? It is not even a one off mistake. I had a look at her twitter account and she uses "effected" instead of "affected" there too, on several occasions. Do editors not exist at the echo? Who reads these articles before publication? Maybe they do not bother with the web site side of things. Maybe the editors are also illiterate. Occassional poor grammar and spelling is excusable in everyday life but not when you purport to be a jounalist.[/p][/quote]Occasional even!!![/p][/quote]I made a mere typo that should not pass editorial inspection and is one of the errors that is excused in everyday life. Besides, I do not purport to be a journalist. However, the journalist concerned is not making a typing error. She is making a schoolgirl error in her command of English that she makes all too frequently.[/p][/quote]Couldn't resist that comment though - Oh the irony of it - lol! perini

4:41pm Sat 3 Nov 12

Olivia2847 says...

Allo allo?
Allo allo? Olivia2847

6:02pm Mon 5 Nov 12

DaveRobbo82 says...

still down and saying wednesday at the earliest, that will be 11 DAYS!
still down and saying wednesday at the earliest, that will be 11 DAYS! DaveRobbo82

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