A PUBLIC consultation exercise by Waverley Borough Council on the location of Haslemere's long-awaited skateboard park has been branded "a waste of time and money."

This week, as the three-week consultation process continued with hundreds of people commenting on the matter, traders in Wey Hill have called a meeting to discuss the issue.

A full version of this story will be found in the Haslemere Herald of February 16, 2001.