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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

Graham’s Way gets final go-ahead

The final stretch of the cycle and pedestrian path commissioned following the tragic death of cyclist Graham Mathews in 2004 has finally been given the all clear now that issues over the availability of additional land and funding have been resolved

Planning row: answers at last

In the dispute over the development of 53 Cinque Ports Street, Rye, two questions have repeatedly been raised. Who gave the go-ahead for work to begin and which plan were builders working to? The answers - just days from a site visit by Rother's planning committee - seem, finally, to be clear. Tony Nunn reports

Business help for women

Following on from the roll-out of super-fast broadband, East Sussex County Council is promoting the Government's Swift project, which is designed specifically for women to give potential entrepreneurs and business owners training in computer-based techniques and business programs

Coach Candy cruises to another title

LTA Seniors Player of the Year - Frances Candy - starts 2015 with continued success and a convincing double victory at the tennis National Indoor Championships. Head coach Candy provides yet more lustre to Rye Tennis Club with another title to add to an impressive list from last year.

Rye’s indoor boys ease to victory

Great batting, bowling - and some "interesting" fielding - brought another win for Rye's indoor cricketers and lengthened their unbeaten record

Even game ends in draw for Rye Bay

Rye Bay under-12s faced a tough match away to Bexhill. It was freezing cold and, with the opposition evenly matched and both teams pushing forward, it took a full 100 per cent effort to do so well

Goals galore in Icklesham defeat

There were goals galore when Icklesham Casuals 2nd team...

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