Work to reopen a busy Glasgow street partly shut since a fire in March is beginning as demolition work ends.

A cordon was set up on Renfield Street following the blaze at Victoria's nightclub on Sauchiehall Street on March 22.

The block housing the club was demolished following the fire for public safety.

Glasgow City Council said rubble from the demolition has been cleared away and heavy machinery has been removed from the site.

Work will begin on Thursday to move the cordon on Renfield Street back to the pedestrian precinct on Sauchiehall Street.

It will allow traffic to move between Renfrew Street and Bath Street and pedestrians to use pavements on both sides of Renfield Street.

The pedestrian precinct on Sauchiehall Street will remain closed to the public while utility companies reconnect essential services, however.

Renfrew Lane will also remain closed and hoardings are being put up.

The local authority hopes that all work will be completed by August 3 but the cordon may be moved back further before then.

Three months after the Victoria's fire the other end of Sauchiehall Street was affected by the blaze which tore through Glasgow School of Art on June 15.

Businesses and 33 homes within the cordon zone around the art school remain empty.

A fund of up to £5m has been made available for businesses impacted by the fires at GSA and Victoria's.