Cathedral Square bars and restaurants have water restored

All the bars and restaurants in Cathedral Square were unable to serve the public yesterday after the decision was made to close due to the burst main.

Severn Trent Water confirmed that the burst main was related to the same burst main in Sidbury and that the water had been restored to the businesses affected. 

A spokesperson for Severn Trent Water said: “We would like to offer our sincere apologies to businesses at Cathedral Square who suffered a loss of supply earlier today.

"This was related to the repair of a burst main currently underway at Sidbury. 

“Supply has now been restored and our team are continuing to work on the repair on Sidbury.

"We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused while we complete this repair.” 

READ MORE: Cathedral Square bars and restaurants closed due to burst pipe

Cathedral Square announced the closure on social media yesterday evening (Friday, December 16).

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."

Sam Pisani, Cathedral Square Centre Manager also apologised to customers for the issues.

He said: "To all our amazing customers, we can only apologise for the issues currently ongoing.

"There seem 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."

READ MORE: Sidbury burst water main left homes without water

A frozen pavement in Sidbury caused by the water leak. (Image: Sarah Horton)

The Sidbury leak also caused properties in the Battenhall area to be without water on Friday morning until engineers managed to reroute water from another area.

An engineer for the water company, workingonn Bath Road, confirmed that the supply had since been reestablished after being rerouted from another area.

He said Severn Trent was dealing with at least 30 burst mains across Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

And more are expected to burst, as the rise in temperatures forecast for early next week could cause ground movement and more cracked pipes.

Severn Trent is asking its customers to be on the lookout for leaks in and around the home over the next few days.