STUNNING images of Blackburn's future were released this week as the drive to fill the new office, restaurant and retail space in the £33 million Cathedral Quarter got under way.

The first picture of the second office block, a new plan of the whole complex complete with festival square, and an illustration of the historic cloister garden were revealed.

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While we wait, why not watch our short video of the ongoing work - in fast-forward...