PLANS to turn the River Anton into a focal point of Andover will feature heavily in a new 20-year strategy aiming to improve the town, the Advertiser can exclusively reveal.

The waterway is set to play a leading role in the new Andover Vision project, which will officially launch tomorrow.

Among plans included in the 20-year scheme, which follows on from the previous Andover Vision, are proposals to improve access and landscaping beside the Anton.

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