TRAVELLERS have pitched up at a park and ride for NHS staff near Southampton.

Police say they are seeking a "suitable solution" to deal with the unauthorised encampment at Adanac Park, Nursling.

Six caravans and a handful of other vehicles were in the car park when an Echo reporter arrived at 1.30pm.

"We are aware of an unauthorised encampment at Adnac Drive in Nursling," said a Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson.

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"Officers have visited the site and are working closely with the landowners and University Hospitals Southampton Trust who use the site, to seek a suitable resolution."

The park and ride is used by University Hospital Southampton staff.

This comes just two weeks after protests were held at the Mayflower, Southampton, when Jimmy Carr performed.

In a 'joke', the comedian suggested that the death of Travellers in the Holocaust was "a positive".

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