A new crossing in Charlton Road - at the bus stop opposite Andover War Memorial Hospital - has received mixed reaction.

And it's left Test Valley Borough Cllr Pat West frustrated because she says Andover residents have been asking for a safe crossing at the hospital for 10 years.

She met local users at the crossing on Tuesday morning.

Julie Broadhurst, said after using the new crossing: "Without lights drivers are not obliged to stop."

But Pat West explained: "Unfortunately the safety audit would not allow us to build a controlled crossing such as pelican or puffin type."

Sandra Hoare, suggested it would have been better to have a separate lane for the bus to pull in, so that traffic did not build up behind.

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