Monthly Archives: April, 2015

Some have no choice about travelling by bus, where the stops are, what shelter is provided, and how good the connections, let alone how often services run and where they go. The county council is introducing major changes. As a user, who lives in Rye but also has a "home" in Rye Harbour, Charles Harkness reflects on the practical impact of these cuts - and how "cut off" people could become

Election time in Rye could be very noisy as candidates "treated" the voters in the "Rotten Borough" to a few drinks, and Age UK's Rye shop was the scene of terrible goings on when it was known as The Dial. David Russell explains why it had that name, and why drinkers were not the only ones counting their pennies

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The long-awaited cuts to local bus services bite from later this month. Trips to the local community hospital and the Rye Medical Centre take a knock. Some off peak services will be halved. There are new routes with buses renumbered and new operators. Camber gains but Rye Harbour loses, and Rye, Northiam and Tenterden will all be badly affected. Charles Harkness sums up the changes

Rye Society of Artists, which faced a major headache when its Summer Show lost its long standing Boys Club venue, now has a new home in the Dance Hall at Rye Community Centre for August and also is now running a Spring Show for the first time at Rye Art Gallery

The ever-improving young Icklesham Casuals 2nd team recorded their third victory of the season on March 28, with a thoroughly deserved 3-0 success against Hampden Park United, Daniels scoring the hat-trick

Rother District Council's Planning Department lacks 'joined-up' management, which leaves historic sites unprotected, says conservation group Winchelsea Heritage

How does East Sussex decide which potholes and pavements to repair? That is a question that is puzzling residents of Winchelsea after the county council agreed to repair one area of pavement but not the identically damaged one opposite....and meanwhile the council's payouts on pothole damages has tripled to a regional high

A local charity is raising money to buy a specially fitted for the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, They have no other means of accessing the treatment that they so desperately need

After months of waiting for the axe to fall on bus services, the slimmed down timetables have been published. But the county council's presentation makes it hard to know what is going on: what's the route number, where's it going, who runs it and even, which bus stop? Charles Harkness attempts to make sense of it all

Can the iconic Strand Gate in Winchelsea, which has been defending the Ancient Town for 700 years, survive the battering it is receiving from oversized vehicles ignoring height and width restrictions? Local residents are taking action to enforce the law

Rye's country market has recently re-opened after its winter break between Christmas and Easter. It is worth sitting for a while in the Community Centre queue at 9.45 am on Friday mornings, swapping news and a little gentle badinage, in anticipation of the doors opening at 10