THE foyer bar and entrance to the Grand Opera House in York has reopened to the public following the January flooding.

Severe damage was caused during after the River Ouse burst its banks, however the renovations have been completed and the theatre is now fully back open for business.

General manager Lizzie Richards said: "Thankfully we only lost seven performances due to the flooding, but our front of house operation was severely compromised and we and our customers have been restricted in what experience they received from us during the time the lower foyer and foyer bar were being repaired.

"We’re pleased to say customers can now enter and leave the building via our Cumberland Street entrance, more toilets are available pre show, the bars are not as cramped and we’ve got three sump pumps in our lower areas to help should the River Ouse rise to the levels we saw last Christmas."