Rye News

Nearly every adult knows of someone living close by who is suffering from dementia. Understanding how to interact positively can help lessen the burden

One year and 1,500 headlines later Rye News is settling in as the town's volunteer-run community on-line newspaper with around 600 regular "readers" week after week, and a growing stream of visitors to the website who want to learn about Rye. And, like all voluntary organisations, we can always manage better with more help. But, for now, let's celebrate Rye and Rye News and check out the facts and figures

Rye & District Community Transport, Rye Day Centre and Rother Responders have been among those benefiting from this year's Bank Holiday Charity Boot Fairs

August, the height of the holiday season, so perhaps it was inevitable that the Rye Show on August 15 should have been announced by...

With the Rye Arts Festival almost upon us, Andy Stuart gives an overview of some of the classical music events to enjoy

Two prestigious and award-winning folk duos are just part of the line-up of stars for the forthcoming Rye Arts Festival. Here, Andy Stuart gives the first preview of festival performances

Japanese dance, fascinating, different and exquisite. Ray Prewer reports on a new experience at Rye Studio School

Caroline Fraser, a resident artist at Rye Creative Centre has received international recognition for her photography in the International Landscape Photographer of the Year...

It is the start of the season of high tides and tidal surges. Rye had a close escape 2 years ago, but what has been done since to prevent a disaster? John Minter investigates

With the cricket season nearly coming to an end Rye's cricketers faced Mayfield with the 2nds at home and the 1st XI away, looking to move further up the table. Martin Blincow reports

Icklesham Casuals veterans looked to continue their promising start to the season in the Hastings F A Veterans Cup competition as they faced J C Tackleway Veterans at the Recreation Ground. David Mayne reports here.

Huge skies, flat ground, shadowy sheep, a hint of water. It has to be the "Fifth Continent" - as one writer dubbed it. The Marsh. A unique area in many ways with a place in history over the centuries. Open to invasion from the Romans onwards, and probably before, and now the subject of a wide-ranging heritage project

For four days the town came, almost literally, to a halt as it became the international centre for the best of Jazz and blues music. With so many events, both free and ticketed, there was something for almost everyone. Rye News has an overview of the festival

The appearance of portaloos in St Mary's churchyard is creating ructions. Kenneth Bird uncovers the story

The School Creative Centre, inhabited by ARRCC and the New Road Artists, will become one of the Rye Arts Festival venues on September 19, when it hosts the David Flood Trio

A new academic year starts for Rye Wurlitzer Academy with the challenges of finding funding to continue this unique teaching programme. The first event...

Wendy Vu is raising money for Nhi, who needs a series of operations in order to move on with her life after a vicious acid attack in her home country of Vietnam

Another of the town's pubs which have disappeared over the years. David Russell tells the story of the Dolphin, which closed its doors in 1801 after just under 90 years

Four days of non-stop music and Heidi Foster recounts a personal view of her tour through some of the events

BBC South East Today program paid a rare visit to Rye with a report on the Jazz Festival. Ray Prewer has the details