PEOPLE in Winchester have been packing out public meetings to discuss its future over the next 20 years.

More than 600 people have so far attended a series of workshops to discuss the city council's blueprint for development across the district, including more than 12,000 new homes.

Some 120 people attended the meetings at Winchester Guildhall on Thursday, while 220 were in Alresford, 135 in Bishop's Waltham, 96 in Denmead and 54 in Whiteley.

Two more events are planned: at Littleton 49 people have booked a place and 108 had done so for the one in