Rye News

Local schoolchildren will have the chance to write their own music to be performed by a professional group of musicians at the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival this month reports Seana Lanigan

Rye's International Jazz and Blues festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 27-31) is warming up at the De La Warr Pavilion in...

This week's featured film showing at Rye Kino is Mr Holmes, staring Sir Ian McKellen as the long-retired Sherlock Holmes living in a remote Sussex farmhouse tending to his bees. Partially filmed at Wickham Manor Farm in Winchelsea (pictured), Holmes is haunted by an unsolved case that forced him into retirement. Inspired by the enthusiastic Roger, Holmes is determined to crack one final mystery... Follow the link for this and more films showing in Rye

Next weekend Saturday June 27 kicks off with "Oakfest Rye", a music festival in aid of the Oliver Curd Trust, from noon to late...

Not everyone agrees that wind turbines on the marsh are a good thing, but Monday was Global Wind Day so some of us were invited to celebrate the day with a trip to have a closer look at the turbines. But who gets the benefits ?

The best of policing always used to be – “Ask the bobby up the street; he’ll help you out.” The worst of policing now is – “Sorry luv, the cops don’t come here anymore” – the police have gone missing because there’s not enough money to pay for them. We are now told that yet more cuts are expected, so Rye waits for our police station to be definitively shut down........

A busy summer lies ahead for Darcie Smith, a talented 15 year old golfer from Camber after a successful start to her 2015 season. After a busy and competitive summer she will be heading to Spain for the Daily Express sponsored Andalucia Junior European Open Finals.

The Blenheim triathlon provided a second win of the season for Bob Sharp against fierce competition. John Minter reports

Rye tennis coach Frances Candy and her British team failed in their attempt to retain their world title, losing to the US in the final. John Minter has the story

Rye’s season thus far has been full of ups and downs, most recently with two consecutive losses in the Sussex Premier Cricket League against Henfield and Slinfold. Martin Blincow on their latest match this time at home to Southwater

Only one lane of the entrance to Rye's hospital and medical centre site will be open once roadworks start, and questions remain unanswered about whether patients - and indeed staff - will have adequate access. The county council has already had to apologise for the contractor's behaviour, and patients need access for life saving scans and screening. Charles Harkness reports

Holidaymakers were appalled at lack of diversion signage. 'Completely unacceptable in our area' was their view! What do you think?

To an outsider the Town Council could appear to be more concerned with costumes and correct procedures than actual governance and power...... Former councillor Mike Eve reflects.

The state of Rye's cemetery will be one of the issues for discussion when CFAiR (the Campaign For Action in Rye) meets at Tilling...

This year's Seventh-Day Adventist South England Conference in Camber from June 15 to 21 will have speakers on lifestyle, health and natural remedies, reflecting...

Rye travelled to the far side of Sussex on Saturday for their 2nd away game in a row to take on top of the table Slinfold looking to get back to winning ways after their first defeat of the season last week against Henfield.Read Martin Blincow's report here

Over the weekend of June 5 to 7, schoolchildren from all over England, and a team from Gibraltar, took part in the semi final...

Rye Harbour Sailing Club had a good day's competition on Sunday June 7 with both cruisers and dinghies racing and revelling in a good breeze.

Following the Rye News report on the difficulties facing the Cricket Club in opening their pavilion, Club secretary, Martin Blincow has written to us with the Cricket Club's view of the current position

On Friday June 5 members and friends of the Rye Tennis Club enjoyed a golf day to raise money for the Rye and District...