Hythe and Dibden

THE bill for widening the A326 could spiral beyond £15m worth of funding, concerned waterside councillor David Harrison has claimed.

NEARBY police officers rushed to the aid of an elderly motorist whose car ploughed into a shop window in Hythe.

A VOLUNTEER has become one of only 50 in the UK to be royally recognised for his “exceptional dedication” to the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

HAMPSHIRE County Council has selected an improvement plan for the A326 which will kick into gear if it is granted millions in government funding.

"TECHNICAL difficulties" have delayed the completion of improvement work at a notorious accident blackspot in the New Forest.

A HYTHE man has been given a 16-week suspended prison term for attacking two females.

WITH high winds predicted to hit the area today (Tuesday) thanks to Storm Barra, flood alerts have also been issued for coastal spots.

PLANNING permission to to build 37 new homes in Dibden Purlieu has been refused by New Forest District Council.

A FORMER Hythe chief police inspector, who lived in the area for more than 50 years, has died aged 95.

A HYTHE mother who left her newborn son to die in woodland in the New Forest has been jailed for life, with a minimum of nine years.

HYTHE mother Silipa Keresi (38) was this afternoon (Tuesday) found guilty of the murder of her newborn child, Maliki.

A COLLISION in which two cars careered off a Hythe road has prompted a police plea for drivers to take extra care as winter approaches.

A HYTHE mother accused of murdering her newborn baby tearfully told a jury “my life has been hell for the last two years”.

A HYTHE mother has gone on trial after the body of her dead newborn baby was found in woodland.

A BURGLAR rode off on their victim’s motorcycle after snatching the keys from a home in Hythe.

TOWNS and villages across the New Forest and Christchurch will join the nation in commemorating the fallen on Remembrance Sunday, 14th November.

A POPULAR New Forest dog walking route’s car park will be closed while Forestry England carries out essential maintenance.

THE Liberal Democrats have resisted Conservative calls and put up a candidate to contest a Hythe & Dibden Parish Council seat, sparking a by-election

HYTHE library has reopened for this week’s half-term holiday eight days after a car crashed into it, causing extensive damage.

THE Hythe Lloyds branch and Halifax in Christchurch are among 48 Lloyds Banking Group branches that will shut in February, it has been announced.