ALL restaurants and bars in Cathedral Square have closed this evening.

The decision has been made due to a burst water pipe which has left restaurants without water.

Cathedral Square made the announcement on social media this evening.

A statement said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances out of our control all restaurants and bars will be closed until the issue can be resolved.

If you had a booking this evening, please contact the restaurant/bar to reschedule the booking.

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A staff member at The Botanist in Worcester said the issue was expected to be fixed in 12 hours when contacted by the Worcester News.

Sam Pisani, Cathedral Square Centre Manager said: "To all our amazing customers, we can only apologise for the issues currently ongoing.

"There seems to be several issues with mains water pipes all over the city and unfortunately Cathedral Square has also been affected and the businesses have no water. 

"We are currently waiting for Severn Trent to update us all on how they are fixing the issue, with the hope we will be back open tomorrow."

The news is set to be a blow to businesses on one of the busiest pre-Christmas weekends.

We have contacted Severn Trent Water for more.