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Amber gets green light
Amber Rudd has won her second term in office as MP for Rye and Hastings, nearly doubling her majority in a seat that Labour had at number 30 on their hit list
Darts: Rye show their bottle
In a tightly contested match, Rye managed to get the better of highly fancied Lewes in a contest that went to the last game.
Rye CC ready for the new season
Rye Cricket Club completed their preparations for the new league season as they faced Iden in a friendly at the Salts last Saturday May 2. Read Martin Blincow's match report here to see how they got on
Chip nets a large fish
Every fisherman hopes that one day they can catch the big one and for one lucky Rye man, he managed to do just that.
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