News
Rye Bay guide, hot off the press
The 2015 edition of the Rye Bay guide is now available, with lots of useful editorial, adverts and information on how to reach the area, where to stay and what to do. The guide is produced by volunteers and can be picked up from leading retailers in Rye and farther afield
Two goalies grab a win for Iden
Iden played their first game in weeks against bottom of the table Robertsbridge. A depleted squad left manager Chip Winton with selection problems, but he managed to secure victory
FixMyStreet pleads Winchelsea
As the roads and pavements in Winchelsea continue to deteriorate, frustrated residents complain that no one is interested in genuinely tackling the problem. So local conservation lobby Winchelsea Heritage is making sure East Sussex knows exactly what needs to be done
Rail shame ‘is customers’ fault’
The annual customer satisfaction survey by "Which?" magazine shows that Southern Railway, which runs trains from Hastings and Rye, and Southeastern, which runs the HS1 from Ashford, are two of the worst three rail companies in the country in terms of customer satisfaction. Southern is keeping quiet but Southeastern blames its customers
Skills and ideas to mull over
Members of the Campaign for a Democratic Rye have been pondering how to go forward. Here are some of the answers they made to a questionnaire - seeking ideas and skills - handed out at their recent annual meeting
Icklesham Casuals never say die
Icklesham Casuals first team came back from a 3:0 disadvantage in the last 15 minutes of play against division one high-fliers Bexhill AAC. Icklesham fought back and won a valuable away point, taking them out of the relegation zone
Kilsby does the trick for Rye Bay
It was a 7:1 thriller when Rye Bay under-12s took on Hastings United. A hat trick from Jordan Kilsby helped boost the goal difference, but the Rye team all defended and attacked with gusto and vim
Its time will come again
Last autumn, the Herald & Heart clock stopped, short but it will go again. Its inner workings are being lovingly restored and soon will be back on the High Street creating time for locals and tourists alike.
Network Rail on track for once
As works began on bridge repairs at Rye station, locals feared that come Monday, travel chaos would be on the cards. But Network Rail managed to complete it on schedule
React in safety tour of Dungeness
The ageing nuclear power station Dungeness B is to go on generating until 2028, EDF announced last month. Rye's risk assessment team React went to see the station for itself. Here is Anthony Kimber's report