News in brief 21 November

Nominations for councillor vacancy due, plans for bike lockers and the Chronicles of Rye opera

Bravery and loss remembered

The Mary Stanford Lifeboat Memorial Service commemorated the tragedy 97 years on

Campaigner and musician Feargal Sharkey in Rye

Undertones frontman highlights Camber pollution at fundraiser

The benefits of being locally run

Membership is up at Rye Leisure Centre and it could break even much earlier than expected

Meet our new Icklesham correspondent

Our first report from Tanya Reddin is full of things happening in and around the village

A second successful year

Rye Repair Café returns in 2026 with the motto "We can but try"

Do not send me a bill

A poem in reaction to the pollution at Camber

Meet Rye News

Join us at the Kino on 1 December to find out more about volunteering for Rye's local paper

Golden tickets for wildlife spectacular

Now's the time to enjoy Golden Plovers at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Final demise of cemetery cedar

All trace has now gone and with it some stunning nature

Kino culture

Nothing beats Rye's local cinema. Absolutely nothing

Bestselling books

The top sales last month at The Rye Bookshop

SongMaps Rye 25-26 starts with a bang

Free percussion workshops at Rye Youth Zone

It could take years to clean up millions of pellets after...

Southern Water admit that they are responsible for the bio-beads spill

“It’s devastating what has happened”

Minister tells Rye News Southern Water will face "the toughest sanction regime ever"

“We will remember them”

Town comes together for Remembrance Sunday at St Mary's Church

A new home for Rye Creative Centre artists

Purpose-built location proposed on Rye Harbour Road

New housing development plans confirmed

Proposals for 52 new homes on former school site will be submitted in early 2025

It’s bonfire night

Rye's big night takes place this Saturday

Brilliant support

Money to pay for Rye's Christmas lights floods in