News
Tower chooses safety first
Work is planned to make the church tower at St Mary's safe for the thousands of tourists who visit it each year
Goodbye, Jenny
Jenny Lee, a very active member of Rye Conservation Society, and a patron and supporter of many other Rye organisations, has died, aged 83.
Caravanners join in on the green
Rye Harbour villagers and the caravan folk came together for a busy, bustling, Pimms-full day, and the sun shone, the coconuts flew, and the rat got splatted.
Mothers’ Union celebrate founder
Mothers' Union (MU) members and friends from all over the Bexhill District (which includes Eastbourne, Hastings, Battle and Rye) gathered at St Mary's for the annual commemoration of their founder, Mary Sumner, on Monday August 10.
Throwing light on quick action
A yet-to-be-named, public spirited person reported the damaged lamp-post...
Dungeness for sale
A once in a lifetime opportunity to buy a truly unique property. Sounds like typical estate agent hyperbole? In this case it might be true as the Dungeness estate is up for sale - though that does not include the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway, the famous Prospect Cottage or the nuclear power station
Cricket festival for under 13s
Rye's under 13s cricketers will be competing next week in the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival. Dan Lake previews the event
Welcome return to winning ways
Rye's cricketers were in action at the weekend as the 1st team hosted Henfield and the 2nd team travelled away to Burgess Hill. Read Martin Blincow's report here and find out how both teams got on
Tassell wins after a fight
Rye Lawn Tennis Club's 88th Annual Invitation Tournament attracted an international field and the British contestants rose to the challenge with Jonathan Tassell (above) winning the men's singles. But he had a hard fight to win.
Heidi signs up. How about you?
A new regular correspondent in Rye News, Heidi Foster (above), kicks off on the "Culture" page with some comments about the Jazz Lounge at last year's Jazz and Blues Festival, and the Maritime Festival
Boats ahoy as Quay celebrates
Boats, shore displays, music, food, the weather and, of course, Superman, all combined to make Maritime Weekend a success, yet again