THE first eco-town planning application, to transform Bordon's old fire station into a show house, has been given the thumbs down by Whitehill Town Council, although the final decision on the plan rests with East Hampshire District Council.

The town council, during the district council's consultation process ahead of making its decision, rejected the outline plan to transform the old fire station, on the A325 crossroads, into one of the town's biggest green projects.

For full story, see this week's Bordon Herald.