FEARS of an increase in heavy traffic along a dangerous main road were voiced at a meeting in Old Netley last night.

Fed-up residents of the village near Hamble called for a pedestrian crossing on Portsmouth Road where a seven-year-old boy was killed in a road accident last month.

Gathering inside the Reading Room on the road in Old Netley they voiced their long opinions to the Hound Parish Council.

"Are you willing to listen to the people who elected you?" cried one angry attendant.

The meeting was called in response to the successful application for a waste transfer site on Ashley Crescent in Sholing, Southampton.

Residents believe an increase in the number of lorries driving to and from the site is inevitable.

Miriam Jeffreys, of Green Lane, Old Netley said she was sick of waiting for much needed action.

"They promised us a pedestrian crossing and we still haven't got it," she cried.

Resident Brian Marshall asked: "Why is no one doing anything about this problem? Next year they're saying the council tax is going to be put up 30 per cent. What do we get?

"They won't spend money on Old Netley. You've got no chance.

"We're the oldest village around and we haven't even got bins outside. We've got nothing."

Chairman of the council Allan Williams had earlier refused to conduct the meeting claiming he had not been aware of it prior to arriving that evening.

"Let's not degenerate into a general slanging match," he said.

"We will fight as we have done for a number of years for Old Netley. We'll do everything we can."

Councillor Mike Parker said it was not fair to say the parish had done nothing.

He pointed out that they had attended all the relevant meetings and raised objections at every turn.

"So please don't say we've not done anything," he finished.

Local businessman Paul Veal was furious that the planning committee refused a site visit even though there were two abstentions when the application was approved.

"They seem to be able to travel all over Europe but they can't manage a visit to Old Netley," he said.

"If the money is that much of a problem I'm happy to pay myself."

In closing, Mr Williams said he would contact Eastleigh Borough and Southampton City Councils to request another meeting at Old Netley.