FINAL work to the exterior of the new Mall shopping centre development in Blackburn town centre is now being completed.

Bosses said that once a watertight structure is finished in the next few weeks main interior works will begin. Initial mechanical and electrical work, floor screeding, plaster boarding and partition works have already started.

Around 3,500 terracotta tiles, which will form part of the final finished look and design on the new building, have also been put in place.

The £66m redevelopment is on schedule for summer completion.