Bus station demolition halted for nesting birds

Gosport bus station opened in 1972 with 10 stands

Plans to demolish a town's old bus station have been halted by nesting birds.

Gosport Borough Council said it had to delay the demolition of the site in the town centre "due to the bird nesting season and legal requirements to protect wildlife".

Gosport bus station, which opened in 1972 with 10 stands, is to be transformed into a new park as part of the council's waterfront regeneration scheme.

The local authority said it hoped to resume work within "the next few weeks" and planned to open the space to the public in the autumn.

A new bus interchange opened in the town in October.