My team and I have worked over the weekend with local providers, community groups, and NPG to get many more homes back on the grid. I met people off grid and some recently restored this morning. We are in the last couple of days and some of the most complex reconnections. There are now hundreds of electrical engineers from across the UK who are now working on our patch. These include engineers drafted in from down south and a big team from Ireland.
I visited Northern PowerGrid in Penshaw at their Headquarters this morning. I met with key personnel and went through a whole host of issues, and then popped into the contact centre.
Currently there are 1,600 homes off supply across the wider region. Northern Powergrid have assured me that they will get this number down significantly in the next 36 hours and attached below is the projected resolution list by postcode.
The Army have been out in Northumberland, helping the Local Resilience Forum and Northumberland County Council staff conduct welfare checks with residents who are still without supply of electricity. We are also sourcing and supporting the provision of generators for those who can’t move out or who need urgent power.
My priority remains getting every single last person in the constituency reconnected to power. However, the work will not stop then. I will continue to meet with Northern Powergrid until they have brought forward the details of compensation and have revised their resilience, so they, and we as a community, are better prepared in the future.
Ofgem has already started an investigation into Northern Powergrid’s response and why such huge parts of the network were not restored quicker.
I have stressed to Northern Powergrid the importance of paying compensation out to their customers as soon as possible. I have also got a commitment from Northern Powergrid that they will write to all customers explaining the compensation they will be entitled to. These letters will go out soon but the basic details are below.
As Northumbria Water, the Environment Agency and I did after Storm Desmond, I have urged in strong terms to Northern Powergrid that they do a series of meetings over a period of time in various village halls to explain what has been done and what is being done in resilience planning going ahead. This will allow the company to be transparent and clear with communities.
A massive thanks to the community groups and local companies who have gone above and beyond, whilst the electrical engineers are fixing substations and sorting poles; my team & I are also liaising with the Northumberland Local Resilience Forum of emergency services today. We are making progress reconnecting in Kielder, Byrness, Slaley and Clifton but still plenty to do.
We have been working through cases over the weekend. If you or someone you know is vulnerable or has an urgent issue, please contact me on 01434 239 205, or on guy.opperman@parliament.uk.
My team and I are here to help, and will not stop until everyone is reconnected.
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Allocated - Monday 6 December |
Pending allocation: Aiming to be restored 7th
December |
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DH1 3SG |
DH1 1JF |
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DH1 3SH |
DH1 1JF |
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DH1 5RA |
DH1 3TQ |
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DH3 1DR |
DH2 2EQ |
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DH3 2LR |
DH2 2PD |
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DH3 2NA |
DH2 3SE |
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DH3 2NP |
DH2 1PN |
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DH4 6HS |
DH3 1DR |
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DH5 0PN |
DH3 3QH |
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DH6 2AJ |
DH4 4EF |
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DH6 2NB |
DH4 6BH |
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DH6 3LD |
DH4 6DE |
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DH6 2RA |
DH4 6HS |
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DH7 6EN |
DH4 6NN |
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DH8 7AY |
DH4 7AJ |
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DH8 9NE |
DH4 7LA |
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DH8 9NL |
DH4 7LA |
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DH8 9TN |
DH4 4EF |
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DH9 0RF |
DH4 4EF |
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DH9 7QD |
DH4 6LJ |
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DH9 7QD |
DH5 0JU |
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DH9 9PN |
DH5 0JX |
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DL12 0QY |
DH5 0QE |
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DL12 0QY |
DH5 9DF |
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DL12 0RP |
DH5 9LW |
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DL12 9RB |
DH5 0JX |
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DL13 4EB |
DH6 1AB |
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DL13 4HW |
DH6 1AX |
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DL14 6JT |
DH6 1DS |
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DL14 7GG |
DH6 1PZ |
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DL14 7GG |
DH6 2JE |
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DL14 8QW |
DH6 3DS |
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DL14 9DU |
DH6 3HP |
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DL14 9RQ |
DH6 3NQ |
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DL14 9SF |
DH6 3RX |
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DL14 9SF |
DH6 3SB |
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DL15 9AZ |
DH6 4DB |
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DL15 9LB |
DH6 5JS |
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DL15 9QN |
DH6 5JX |
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DL15 9SS |
DH6 2RA |
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NE13 6BZ |
DH7 8ST |
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NE13 8DQ |
DH7 9RU |
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NE16 6AW |
DH8 0SE |
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NE17 7PL |
DH8 5LS |
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NE17 7SJ |
DH8 7PJ |
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NE18 0AD |
DH8 9LQ |
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NE18 0BD |
DH8 9UB |
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NE19 2SX |
DH8 9UN |
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NE20 0JY |
DH8 0SZ |
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NE20 9HL |
DH8 7PD |
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NE22 5QJ |
DH8 7PD |
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NE22 6DA |
DH9 0QR |
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NE23 6XF |
DH9 0RG |
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NE23 7NQ |
DH9 6EE |
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NE26 4DN |
DH9 7LJ |
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NE26 4JY |
DH9 9LE |
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NE35 9HH |
DH9 9LE |
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NE35 9HX |
DL12 0DL |
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NE35 9HX |
DL12 0DN |
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NE36 0BD |
DL12 0DW |
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NE36 0BE |
DL12 0EE |
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NE36 0LF |
DL12 0UD |
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NE39 1LT |
DL12 8SL |
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NE40 3AY |
DL12 8SW |
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NE42 5BG |
DL12 9DJ |
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NE42 5LJ |
DL12 9JH |
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NE42 6HP |
DL12 9JR |
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NE43 7RY |
DL12 9LU |
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NE43 7UL |
DL12 9RB |
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NE44 6BQ |
DL12 9RH |
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NE44 6DL |
DL12 9SU |
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NE45 5PZ |
DL12 9UP |
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NE45 5PZ |
DL13 3LX |
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NE46 2JN |
DL13 3QL |
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NE46 4BD |
DL13 3QR |
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NE47 9BS |
DL13 4PN |
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NE47 9SP |
DL13 4QD |
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NE48 1LE |
DL13 5ET |
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NE48 2TF |
DL13 5HG |
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NE48 3DY |
DL14 0AG |
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NE48 3JG |
DL14 0PW |
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NE48 3JQ |
DL14 7SS |
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NE48 4DQ |
DL14 8BB |
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NE61 2YR |
DL14 8BB |
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NE61 5ED |
DL14 9DB |
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NE61 6DX |
DL15 0DS |
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NE65 0DH |
DL15 0DS |
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NE65 7DP |
DL15 0ER |
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NE65 7JS |
DL15 0RP |
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NE65 7LD |
DL15 8HJ |
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NE65 8RE |
DL15 9HB |
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NE65 8RW |
DL15 9QU |
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NE65 9DG |
DL15 9SP |
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NE66 3LA |
NE13 7AJ |
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NE66 3RN |
NE15 0BQ |
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NE66 4UR |
NE15 0HX |
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NE67 5DZ |
NE16 4PU |
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NE67 5JA |
NE16 4QP |
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NE68 7UT |
NE16 5BA |
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NE69 7AT |
NE16 5BB |
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NE70 7EX |
NE16 6AR |
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NE70 7LB |
NE18 0AA |
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NE70 7LB |
NE18 0AD |
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NE70 7LB |
NE18 0BD |
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SR3 2DR |
NE18 0DE |
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SR3 3NB |
NE18 0QG |
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SR4 9JT |
NE19 2BJ |
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SR7 9NG |
NE19 2DG |
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SR7 9ER |
NE19 2DL |
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SR8 3JU |
NE19 2LB |
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SR8 3TX |
NE19 2LB |
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SR8 3AZ |
NE19 2PN |
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SR8 3RX |
NE20 0AL |
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SR8 3RY |
NE20 0AN |
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SR8 4HG |
NE20 0AS |
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SR8 4JF |
NE20 0AT |
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SR8 4JH |
NE20 0BQ |
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NE20 0BQ |
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NE20 0HB |
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NE20 0JH |
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NE20 0RN |
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NE20 0SA |
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NE20 0SA |
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NE20 0SU |
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NE20 0SY |
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NE20 0SY |
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NE20 0SY |
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NE20 9BX |
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NE21 4EX |
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NE21 5EZ |
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NE21 5NJ |
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NE21 6JJ |
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NE21 6RN |
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NE22 5UW |
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NE22 7BX |
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NE23 3AS |
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NE23 3AS |
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NE23 6TD |
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NE23 6UW |
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NE24 5TQ |
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NE25 0DJ |
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NE26 4DN |
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NE26 4DS |
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NE26 4PU |
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NE26 4QL |
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NE26 4QW |
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NE26 4RG |
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NE26 4RL |
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NE27 0QR |
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NE28 0QP |
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NE29 8AE |
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NE29 8EX |
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NE3 2PU |
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NE30 4EN |
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NE36 0AW |
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NE36 0LD |
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NE36 0NW |
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NE37 2SU |
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NE37 3AU |
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NE38 9AH |
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NE39 1AN |
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NE40 3DR |
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NE40 3PD |
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NE40 4TN |
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NE41 8JL |
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NE41 8JL |
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NE42 5LB |
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NE42 6NT |
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NE43 7RY |
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NE43 7RY |
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NE43 7SD |
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NE43 7SU |
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NE43 7SX |
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NE44 6DF |
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NE45 5BA |
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NE45 5DZ |
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NE45 5PT |
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NE45 5PZ |
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NE45 5RP |
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NE45 5RP |
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NE46 1TT |
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NE46 2PJ |
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NE46 2PQ |
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NE46 3AH |
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NE46 3AQ |
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NE46 3BA |
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NE46 4AY |
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NE46 4AZ |
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NE46 4BD |
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NE46 4DR |
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NE46 4EH |
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NE46 4HA |
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NE46 4HE |
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NE46 4HE |
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NE46 4LX |
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NE46 4PB |
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NE46 4RS |
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NE47 0HP |
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NE47 0HR |
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NE47 0HT |
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NE47 6AF |
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NE47 8AE |
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NE47 8AW |
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NE47 8DG |
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NE47 8DG |
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NE47 8DH |
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NE47 8DH |
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NE47 8HH |
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NE47 8HH |
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NE47 8HH |
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NE47 8HH |
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NE47 9AE |
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NE47 9ST |
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NE48 1EL |
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NE48 1LE |
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NE48 1LE |
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NE48 1RS |
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NE48 2EB |
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NE48 2SE |
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NE48 2SZ |
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NE48 2TA |
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NE48 3HX |
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NE48 3JL |
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NE48 3JQ |
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NE48 4AZ |
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NE49 0PR |
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NE49 9ND |
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NE49 9NF |
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NE49 9NS |
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NE5 2SE |
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NE5 3LY |
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NE6 4NT |
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NE6 5NT |
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NE61 2ST |
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NE61 3DD |
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NE61 3DJ |
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NE61 3EN |
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NE61 3JR |
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NE61 3JU |
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NE61 3JW |
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NE61 3JW |
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NE61 3LD |
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NE61 3LY |
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NE61 3LZ |
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NE61 3NQ |
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NE61 3QS |
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NE61 3SD |
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NE61 3SE |
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NE61 3SE |
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NE61 3SG |
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NE61 3SJ |
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NE61 3SJ |
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NE61 4AS |
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NE61 4AU |
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NE61 4BL |
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NE61 4BN |
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NE61 4EQ |
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NE61 4JJ |
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NE61 4JZ |
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NE61 4PH |
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NE61 4PL |
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NE61 4PQ |
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NE61 4PR |
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NE61 5AB |
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NE61 5DR |
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NE61 5JF |
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NE61 5JJ |
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NE61 5LG |
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NE61 5QB |
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NE61 5QW |
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NE61 6AQ |
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NE61 6AQ |
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NE61 6DX |
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NE61 6EB |
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NE61 6HJ |
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NE61 6LQ |
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NE61 6LT |
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NE61 6LZ |
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NE61 6NS |
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NE61 6NS |
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NE61 6NS |
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NE62 5HR |
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NE62 5HY |
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NE63 8AB |
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NE63 9YD |
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NE65 0DH |
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NE65 0DH |
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NE65 0JD |
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NE65 0JR |
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NE65 0LL |
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NE65 0XS |
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NE65 0XS |
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NE65 0XS |
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NE65 7AE |
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NE65 7AG |
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NE65 7HR |
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NE65 7HS |
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NE65 7JW |
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NE65 7LH |
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NE65 7PZ |
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NE65 8HY |
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NE65 9AA |
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NE65 9ED |
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NE65 9ED |
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NE65 9EY |
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NE65 9EY |
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NE65 9PT |
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NE65 9PT |
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NE65 9TS |
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NE66 2BH |
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NE66 2BH |
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NE66 2DX |
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NE66 2EL |
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NE66 2XA |
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NE66 2XP |
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NE66 3AE |
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NE66 3AE |