Rye News

Rother District Council is accused of using inconsistent and conflicting conservation area policies by confused Winchelsea residents.

Rother amenities is under fire in Winchelsea & Rye about the new refuse regime. Have officials made an oversight or are they bent on doing what they want? In Winchelsea, Rother is seen as having form on this issue

Winchelsea Neighbour Watch recently discovered a cleaning company claiming to be based in Winchelsea at the home of a mystified resident. There is a sister company based in Rye, also claiming to be based in someone's house. What's going on?

It was a night Rye remembers vividly. An intense electrical storm, storm-force winds that severed limbs from trees and a power black-out that possibly enhanced the atmosphere of a World War 1 tribute in the Rye Community Centre

Our reporter's description of who controls the county council is challenged by a Tory member of Rother District Council

Elections to the Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club management committee introduced a foreign accent. Members then heard the new president's comprehensive plans for the year ahead

A local environment group believes that Rother's vision for the future ignores weather change. But a leading local Tory appears to embrace many of their ideas

The Rye Partnership work and training Roadshow took place at Tilling Green Community Centre on 9th July.

Plans for hi-speed trains into London to call at Rye could face obstacles. The impact extreme weather can have is of major concern, while some residents are opposed because they fear commuters flooding into the town and pushing up house prices

One local Tory MP resigned the brief. Another has picked it up in this week's Cabinet changes: Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings and Rye

Rye Cricket Club enjoyed a great day as all four teams won. Young players led the way, some making amazing individual contributions

Living in the past is big business. Locally, few come bigger than the War and Peace Revival. Dance to vinyl, embrace tanks, laugh with a classic comedy cast

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in Harbour Road, Rye in which three motorcyclists allegedly threatened the driver of an Asda delivery van. The...

An Icklesham woman has been charged with fraud and money laundering in relation to the will of a woman for which she was sole...

The annual visit to Ypres to commemorate local men who fell there in 1914 has a particular poignancy as the centenary of the start of World War 1 approaches

Rye Bonfire Society held a successful money-raising fête in Rae Festing's delightful garden at 11 High Street Rye on July 12

A change to safety regulations at Dungeness B power station could extend the life of the plant by 10 years, meaning jobs for longer than expected

Celebrating the life of EF Benson is a rewarding experience. There are healthy walks about Rye, food, and even more food. Plus a good read. And nibbles

Two local acting groups join forces to commemorate the beginning of the First World War - and to celebrate its end - with a rousing chorus of musical hits from stars of the period. The final two shows are on Saturday July 19

What makes a community centre a raging success? The organisers behind the centre at Crowborough seem to know, so interested parties from Rye went to find out