The Asda supermarket in Hitchin has shut for the third time this week due to a power outage.

Heavy rain, flooding and power outages, have all forced the Queen Street store to temporarily close since Monday.

A spokesperson for Asda described the closures and power outages as a "knock-on effect" of the weather throughout this week.

Commenting on today's issue, they said: “We’ve had to temporarily close our Hitchin store because of a power cut and we are working hard to get the store back up and running as soon possible.

"We would like thank customers for their understanding and can confirm that our nearby Stevenage store remains open for customers to visit in the meantime."

The store was temporarily shut yesterday (September 27) too due to another power cut and on Sunday, September 22, the Queens street store was closed until Monday, September 23, at around 4pm.