THE skyline of Basingstoke is changing by the day as the town's new shopping centre Festival Place continues to take shape.

One of the most prominent towers - named Festival Tower- has just been completed with the spire being lowered into place.

It will mark one of the entrances to the £300 million development and is located next to the Ster Century 10-screen cinema.

In total, the massive shopping and leisure complex - which is set to open in October - will have 10 towers which will all be lit up at night.

The construction of a tower at the end of the bus station has also been recently completed. It will house a spiral staircase which will lead to a bridge over Churchill Way linking Festival Place with Crown Heights - the new apartments currently being developed.

The tower's spire will be lit up at night, acting as a landmark to signal the location of the bus station.

Progress is also being made on the creation of the town's "Liquid" nightclub which will have a capacity of more than 1,000 people and is planned to target the over 20s.

The building is still under construction but Luminar Leisure, which will run the club, is already busy applying for licences.

A spokesman for the company that managed the town's Martines club, which was pulled down to make way for Festival Place, said: "What we intend to bring is a very, very state-of-the-art, good quality entertainment and dancing venue to Basingstoke."

He added: "We are very excited about coming to Basingstoke. It will be worth the wait."