News
Iden win as Athletic see red
Two cup finals in a week for Iden: the first against Ore Athletic at Little Common and the second against St Leonard's Social at Robertsbridge. Read how they got on here.
Late night streets get kinder
Rye's Street Pastors got going on Saturday night of the bank holiday weekend, offering help and humanity to those in need of a friend - or flip flops. High heels and alcohol do not work well together as Accident and Emergency departments and Street Pastors elsewhere have discovered, and can result in a variety of problems. Seana Lanigan reports
Visit backs Chernobyl appeal
A Ukrainian helicopter pilot visited Rye on the 29th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He was invited by the Chernobyl Rye Fund to visit local schools and recount his experiences following the explosion
Downfall of Winchelsea Corporation
Winchelsea Corporation does not seem best pleased at the appearance on YouTube of a parody of a film about Hitler called The New Mayor of Winchelsea
Don’t hedge, trim those trees
Landowners who allow their trees, hedges and other vegetation to impede pedestrian and vehicular progress are being targeted by the county council
‘Woeful service’ questioned
Missed connections to the High Speed at Ashford (shown here) were a major moan when a Southern executive was grilled by the MarshLink Action Group. But last trains, cancelled trains, repairs, new timetables, Sunday services and car parking were also on the agenda as months of poor service were spelt out. Stuart Harland reports on the wide ranging question and answer session
Bringing art to the factory
Famous artist Paul Nash, who lived in Rye, Iden and Dymchurch at various times and was a war artist in both world wars, featured in a talk for the Friends of Rye Art Gallery on World War Two posters. Friends Chair Paddy Harvey reports
Bonfire Boyes to mark VE Day
Fireworks will light up the sky over Winchelsea again, just as they did 70 years ago on VE Day
District candidates questioned
District Council candidates met the people of Winchelsea in the run-up to this Thursday's election - and a popular question was 'who runs Rother ?' But the hustings also covered parking, planning and listed buildings. Richard Comotto reports
College fire disrupts exams
A mystery fire broke out on the first floor of Rye College on Tuesday, shortly after the end of GCSE exams for the day. Further exams have been postponed while the extent of the damage is established