WORRIED residents protested at plans to build a new railway station near Rovers' Ewood Park stadium.

People in Marlton Road and Kirby Road said their privacy would be threatened if a new station were to be built at Longshaw Street. Others feared disruption from floods of football fans if a station was built so close to Ewood Park.

A County Hall spokesman said the plans were still at a very early stage.

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