Pavement on Batchen Street closed after Storm Otto damages building

By Jonathan Clark

- jonny.clark@hnmedia.co.uk

Published: 10:07, 20 February 2023

| Updated: 10:11, 20 February 2023

Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.

Sign Up

Click here to sign up to our free newsletters!

Sirology and Grierson Wealth Management remain open despite the fencing being in place. Picture: Daniel Forsyth

A SECTION of pavement on Batchen Street has been cordoned off due to damage caused by Storm Otto.

The storm, which hit overnight from Thursday (February 16) into Friday, damaged masonry on the building that homes Sirology, Grierson Wealth Management, K&M Barbers and a number of residential flats.

Following Storm Otto, a section of the pavement on Batchen Street in Elgin has been cordened off...Picture: Daniel Forsyth..

All businesses remain open as usual.

Moray Council said the pavement was closed "in the interests of public safety owing to a dangerous building".

The council said that the pavement will remain closed until Thursday, February 23.

However, business owners have not been given a concrete date for the path's reopening.

Gallery1

Do you want to respond to this article? If so, click here to submit your thoughts and they may be published in print.

Free Latest News Update me Jonathan Clark