NEWS & SPORT
Confidence and stage presence on Britain’s Got Talent
James Miller, the boy with a passion for performing
1066: small but mighty
2026 is the year that the Bayeux Tapestry returns...
Compensation for some Camber businesses
Southern Water payout as businesses suffer losses due to biobead pollution
Rye Bonfire Society needs to raise £24,000
AGM agrees to raise membership fee
Town council invests in the future
Town clerk retires, a deputy mayor chosen, the station toilets and UK Town of Culture competition discussed
New community service at Hub on the Hill
New support group for the over 70s following the closure of the day centre
News in brief 27 March
Rye features in BBC show, RNLI lifeguards at Camber Sands, registering for 7 May elections and caretaker wanted for Camber parish assets
Digital ID plans concern county councillors
Motion passed to formally oppose government plans
Getting ready for the 2026 cricket season
Volunteers making it happen
PEOPLE
The vicar of X – an occasionally turbulent priest
Reverend Paul White explains why he is such a prolific poster
Getting hot and steamy the Finnish way
A log-fired off-grid experience in the countryside near Icklesham
Paws ‘n Claws and dogs galore
Stories from Nikki Lovell owner of the well-loved High Street pet shop
Exploring the world of work
Rye College students celebrate National Careers Week
From Beckley to Canada for local footballer
Martin Brain passionate to pass on the spirit of his former team
New initiative is right on target
Courses and access to a shooting range available at Rye Tennis Club
Village pubs host pétanque games
Despite no Rye pubs hosting there are plenty of others that do
OPINIONS
An open letter to Southern Water
Southern Water taken to task on its record
Potholes are nothing new
A charity shop find shows how rutted roads have always been a problem
I’d call it Wonderland
Giving into temptation makes our Mexican Wrestler's thoughts turn to a very different world
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
In the footsteps of a king
The route takes in Hastings, Winchelsea Beach, Rye Harbour, Camber and Dungeness
Spring has most definitely sprung
Classes and sections for the Flower and Veg show announced
Decommissioning Dungeness B
Consultation opens on proposals to dismantle the former nuclear power station
ARTS & CULTURE
Why Will? at the Mermaid
Bowler Crab returns with one-man show
The Language of Trees by Katie Holten
Our latest book review on how trees make our world, change our minds and rewild our lives
Inspired by Rye Bay and Dungeness
Longshore Drift is a new novel by Bronwen Griffiths