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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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The Campaign for a Democratic Rye might have been dissolved at its recent annual meeting, but the members will carry on working to raise the profile of Rye, establishing its status as a great place to live and a wonderful venue to visit. They'll be doing it with a new focus, greater vigour and renewed enthusiasm - and under a different title

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Fed up with its decaying appearance, Rye has appointed its first town steward. Nicky Ledger, a local man, is busy cleaning up the streets, solving problems and making our town a better place in which to live and to visit