News
See the lifeboat at work
Rye relief lifeboat performed another rescue on July 11 when a small speedboat ran into trouble. If you want to learn more, the lifeboat station is having an open weekend on July 17 and 18 with events for all the family.
Runners push the boundaries
On Sunday July12, runners started off on the near-marathon-length first Cranbrook to Rye cross-country relay. With navigational problems, fallen trees, giant nettles and a suspicious bull, the participants had plenty to think about on the way. Two of them give their first-hand accounts.
HS1 edges closer in budget
The possibility of high speed trains coming to Rye took a small step nearer with announcements in last week's Budget, but in the short term work on other lines might possibly mean more carriages and less overcrowding on the local line. Charles Harkness reports
Waterloo comes to Winchelsea
The progress of the Battle of Waterloo will be described step by step in a forthcoming talk in Winchelsea.
Lucky escape for two
Two young men had a lucky escape when their car hit a tree and crashed on Camber Road at East Guldeford. The road had to be closed for 90 minutes whilst firefighters cut away the roof and rescued the occupants
Fine for guilty Jempsons
Following a horrific accident when a customer lost a leg after being hit by a delivery lorry, Jempsons in Peasmarsh have been fined and ordered to pay costs by Lewes Crown Court
Rock Channel ‘jewel’ dims
Rock Channel was supposed to be the jewel in Rye's crown, but a new proposal for housing there has been rejected by the Town Council's Planning Committee partly because of Rye's other problems including traffic congestion and lack of parking spaces. Redevelopment is needed, but it can be a jigsaw - and the councillors are not sure the pieces fit together. Charles Harkness reports.
Sharp battles wet triathlon
70 year-old Bob Sharp battled his way through a wet Canterbury triathlon on Sunday. John Minter reports on how he got on