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Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Crackdown on Blue Badge cheats

Motorists  illegally using Blue Badges to park in disabled...

Studio students fly high

Rye Studio School students visit New York to study art, drama and retail skills; learn about every aspect of opera including costume design as a follow-up to the Rye Arts Festival; and acquire work placement experience in order to focus both on academic exams and future job opportunities

Sinners turn saints against Baptists

"Foul and abusive" language led to the Iden player/manager being sent off in the critical semi final of the Birchwood Group challenge cup against Battle Baptists. What happened next . . .?

Icklesham suffer double defeat

Icklesham Casuals had a bad weekend when both their 1st and 2nd teams were defeated at home while their veteran team ended up with the weekend off

Few see flag raised

Town Hall staff and Rye News reporter Charles Harkness...

Rye Bay draw cracking game

On a wet and windy Saturday morning Rye Bay hosted Little Common at Dogs Hill Road. Despite the weather both teams produced a cracking match

Litter pickers need help

Tilling Green Residents' Association committee members and volunteers will...

Bishop’s opening at St Mary’s

Rye's new Church of England bishop, the Rt Rev...

Bargains aplenty at Tilling Green

It's time to come and grab a free bargain as the first recycle swap shop of 2015 comes to the Tilling Green Centre on Saturday March 21. Energy savings advice from RX Energy will also be on offer

River defences to ‘hold the line’

In a scheme believed to cost not less than £15 million, the Environment Agency has just published plans to strengthen flood defences on the east bank of the Rother which will further protect homes in New Road and Kings Avenue. But funding is not guaranteed and it will be seeking 'contributions'

More than just Mozart at St Mary’s

Tickets are now on sale for Rye Bay Ensemble's...

Steve’s at the cutting edge

If some men in the town have been looking particularly dashing in the past few years it's probably due to the tonsorial expertise of barber Steve Lemon of Rye Barbers, who has just moved to larger premises at 40 Cinque Ports Streets, writes Tony McLaughlin.

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