Published Wednesday 17 February 2016 at 13:23
A new café is set to open in Blackburn’s £30 million Cathedral Quarter development.
The coffee shop and dessert bar called BB1 Central will be opposite the railway station and sell a selection of Gelato Icecreams waffles, crepes and other sweet treats.
Local businesswoman Ms Nighat Anwar is behind the new venture and already has one other business in the town as well as opening a new Subway in the Railway Station.
“This is a very exciting opportunity and I have shown a keen interest in this location at a very early stage as I believe Blackburn Town Centre craves an all exclusive Ice-cream and Dessert Café,” she said.
“I hope to open early Summer and look forward to welcoming commuters and locals to the venue. The cafe will cater for a variety of dietary requirement including sugar free and gluten free options.”
The café is the first retail unit to be established at the new development which will boast three other restaurants when it is completed.
The development includes the newly opened Premier Inn hotel, a public square, landscaped gardens, and new offices.
It also includes Clergy Court, the Cathedral’s residential development, which will bring the Clergy and staff to live on site along with a refectory, library and office accommodation.
This scheme will be the first new residential development within a Cathedral precinct since the 16th Century.
Executive member for regeneration for Blackburn with Darwen Council, Councillor Phil Riley, said: “It’s great to see local entrepreneurs getting behind the regeneration that is taking place in Blackburn and being part of it. “
“The new café will be a fantastic addition to the development and I hope our residents will support it.”