Rye News

Ecotricity, a green energy company based in Gloucestershire, is appealing against the refusal for it to erect a meteorological mast at Snave on Romney Marsh....

Planning permission is being sought for a solar panel farm at Catfield, north of Bexhill (writes Kenneth Bird).  The site at St Francis Farm...

A Rye woman is to paraglide down a mountain for charity in June in memory of her son's best friend who died in a road accident. See how to sponsor her here

Hot pennies competed with hot leather for public attention in Rye as the sunny three-day bank holiday weekend came to an end

Cycle parking has been approved by Rye council in the Cattle Market, due in part to £500 from Rother Environmental Group (writes Kenneth Bird). The money...

The Romney Marsh Partnership, which includes Rye, wants to boost the area's economy with European funding of up to £180m available to the South East

One of our readers has written to say she thinks this paper is a very good idea. She came up with a good one of her own: to do a series of interviews for us

With reference to Tony Nunn's letter "Absence of road sense": I am afraid what he criticises as a pavement up Ferry Hill at  Winchelsea is...

All advertising in Rye News is free for the next few months and the first business to go online with us is the Britcher &...

A reader in Northiam was the first to send us an advert for our free classified section. Rye watchers will know him well: Conrad...

An historic building in Rye with an interesting past is now being used to cater for those who enjoy a tasty snack or a refreshing soft drink

By Tony McLaughlin The Budgens store on Station Approach in Rye is now fully owned by local grocers Jempson's. The company says that having 100%...

Rye's boxing club faces an important test at the end of May: it will be hosting Rye's first fully competitive boxing show

Rye News is, finally, a reality. Wishful thinking has been turned into a community newspaper. Its Editor, Kenneth Bird, introduces the growing team who are giving their free time - to making a difference

The RNLI has given Priscilla Ryan, widow of the Captain Pugwash creator John Ryan, its highest award for fundraisers. Her efforts span 68 energetic years

Macmillan nurses had 950 runners raising cash for them in this year's London Marathon. One of them was Rachel Comotto of Winchelsea

When two pubs pulled their final pints last year, some Rye bar loungers felt the mists descend. But they're back on their bar stools. Good times are coming

By Dan Lake Male pride was dented when Rye & District Lions held their annual men versus ladies skittles competition at The Kings Head in...

A local food critic, a self-confessed country bumpkin, takes a second bite at what we eat in Rye restaurants. This time he reminds us of how food fashions have changed

By Kenneth Bird Although we have just endured a very long, wet and stormy winter, the prevalence of seasonal flu has been much lower than in...