DRAFT proposals for a new motorists' service area on the A31 at Alton which represent a major new £10m capital investment on the outskirts of the town has attracted much interest during the course of two public exhibitions.

The first, on the doorstep in Holybourne, attracted more than 250 people to the village hall on April 7, while a second showing at Alton Assembly Rooms on a week later saw almost as many through the doors.

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