Rye News

Our weekly look ahead to the films in Rye. Our movie of the week, pictured above, Kino Rye's romantic Valentine's special: "Brief Encounter". Take your tissues. Neale East reports

Should Tunbridgeware be renamed Ryeware? The fascinating story of these collectable pieces was revealed recently at Rye Museum

A solution has been found to bridging the gap over the river Brede at Sedlescombe. The new lightweight footbridge is the first of its kind...

Hate it? Love it? You know what I'm talking about. I confess that Cupid's bow strikes my heart - for drag, cabaret and Valentine tackiness

Rye Town Council spends on projects without any publicity or discussion with local townspeople, including the appointment of a town steward and, probably, the sale of Town Hall Cottage and purchase of two housing units. Isn't it time residents were part of a robust debate on local priorities, asks Mary Smith?

Monica Edwards, the award-winning children's author, spent much of her childhood at Rye Harbour and loved this area. A series of her books are set among the local community, with exciting adventures based on real events and people. Here is a small selection

Members of the Campaign for a Democratic Rye have been pondering how to go forward. Here are some of the answers they made to a questionnaire - seeking ideas and skills - handed out at their recent annual meeting

A car club could help reduce Rye's parking problems, at the same time providing a cost-effective and efficient solution for drivers, suggests Christopher Strangeways

Icklesham Casuals first team came back from a 3:0 disadvantage in the last 15 minutes of play against division one high-fliers Bexhill AAC. Icklesham fought back and won a valuable away point, taking them out of the relegation zone

It was a 7:1 thriller when Rye Bay under-12s took on Hastings United. A hat trick from Jordan Kilsby helped boost the goal difference, but the Rye team all defended and attacked with gusto and vim

Dear Editor The 10 Campaign for a Democratic Rye candidates in 2011 were elected on false and unachievable promises, such as: “We aim to take back...

Outstanding violinist Nuri Koseoglu, mezzo Rebekah Gilbert and the wonderful pianist Helen Ridout will be performing a selection of music by Mozart, Schubert, Kriesler...

Dear Editor If anyone gets a call from someone with an Indian accent purporting to be from Rye Town Council put the phone down on...

Last autumn, the Herald & Heart clock stopped, short but it will go again. Its inner workings are being lovingly restored and soon will be back on the High Street creating time for locals and tourists alike.

Dear Editor What a joy it is to enter our newest business in Rye: the Kino. The ambience created in the café is fantastic and...

The community investment fund provided by Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm has, since 2008, given more than £460,000 to local concerns. A group called Caring All together on Romney Marsh recently received a lump sum that will allow its weekly and monthly meeting points for the elderly and socially isolated to continue

As works began on bridge repairs at Rye station, locals feared that come Monday, travel chaos would be on the cards. But Network Rail managed to complete it on schedule

The ageing nuclear power station Dungeness B is to go on generating until 2028, EDF announced last month. Rye's risk assessment team React went to see the station for itself. Here is Anthony Kimber's report

You can't put a value on a good story - but do people think about the worth of the book as an object? They should, says Tony Mulholland, and the same goes for many paper items. He gives advice on how to start collecting

The final stretch of the cycle and pedestrian path commissioned following the tragic death of cyclist Graham Mathews in 2004 has finally been given the all clear now that issues over the availability of additional land and funding have been resolved