Residents have been thanked for their patience after works to clear a rockfall and fully reopen key routes in Stirling city centre were completed.

Large rocks fell onto Greenwood Avenue after Storm Eowyn, prompting the closure of the road and nearby paths on safety grounds.

In March, Stirling Council engineers, working with SG Access and Fairhurst, carried out specialist operations to remove fallen rocks and debris and to clear vegetation and loose material from the adjoining slopes. The Council's Roads Team then resurfaced the affected stretch of Greenwood Avenue.

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Greenwood Avenue and the Back Walk Low Path between Clarendon Road and Victoria Road have since reopened to motorists and pedestrians. However, assessments continue on nearby slopes and at the Back Walk beneath Stirling Castle, which remains closed.

Environment, Transport and Net Zero Convener, Cllr Alasdair Tollemache said: "I'd like to thank residents for their understanding and patience while works took place to address a significant safety risk posed by loose rock and fallen trees on the slopes at the Back Walk.

"Recent extreme weather events have elevated the risk to public safety in this area and further works will ensure that we will be able to fully reopen the Back Walk to pedestrians in due course."