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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
Rye ‘could become an island’
A packed St Mary’s church took part in a general election hustings, hearing from the candidates for the Hastings and Rye constituency. Deprivation, renewable energy and fishing quotas emerged as key and common issues. Hastings and Rye is a key target for the Labour in the forthcoming election. Seana Lanigan reports
Hamilton hits century for Rye
Rye continued their preparations for the new league season, as they travelled away for a friendly, this time against higher tiered opposition Glynde & Beddingham. Martin Blincow reports on the match here.