News
Le Tour de France in two days
The Tour de France, but with a difference. Heidi Foster reports from a first timer's point of view in a very personal account of a weekend cycling trip with the Rye Wheelers across the Channel....and with some wine to recover
Hospital open, road closed
The A268 from Beckley into Rye will be closed for over a month on weekdays between 930 am and 6 pm for roadworks in three separate places. And the last and longest stage will be on Rye Hill by the hospital and medical centre. Diversions started at the bottom of Rye Hill causing confusion and chaos as one driver reports on our Opinion page. And possibly only those people living and working on the road have actually been told what is happening. Charles Harkness reports.
Council’s last minute cliffhanger
A bye-election to fill the casual vacancy on Rye Town Council would have cost every man, woman and child in the town at least £1 a head. But it has been halted at the last moment - though no-one was absolutely sure it would be. Instead the vacancy will be filled by co-option in a month's time at a public meeting. Possible candidates have three weeks to reply, and will face questioning in public. Charles Harkness reports.
CFAiR starts asking questions
Why is the cemetery so neglected, asks CFAiR [the Campaign For Action in Rye] at its first meeting. Who should own the new Tilling Green Community Centre , and when can we see a simple version of the revised Neighbourhood Plan. Three of the questions asked as this new group sets out to cast a spotlight on what our local councils are up to .
Cemetery is ‘utter disgrace’
Rye's cemetery is an 'utter disgrace' says a local widow, and CFAiR (the Campaign for action in Rye) has agreed to make the overgrown and neglected cemetery a priority. Rother's neglect of the cemetery has been in the news before, with headstones moved without warning and the site littered with broken trees. A shocked Dan Lake reports on how it looked as though it has been hit by a hurricane after visiting a family grave last week
Parents’ parking row
Inconsiderate and dangerous parking by parents at Winchelsea's primary school is driving residents to distraction - they can't drive anywhere else because parents are blocking the roads!
Casting light on two towns
A tale of two towns. One with beacon blazing, the other in the dark. One munches through a street party, the other has 'no appetite'. A first hand account from John Spencer of how Winchelsea celebrated, and an explanation from Charles Harkness of why Rye did not
Where waste is not wasted
Continuing pressure on waste collectors to recycle as much as possible can mean changes to when and how bins (or sacks) are collected. Also Rother Council have just introduced more changes from June 1. But what happens to the waste collected from our black bins which can not be recycled? Anthony Kimber reports from one site where waste turns into power for our homes