News

Mayor averts Xmas shops headache

The first stage of long-awaited work on Rye's historic Landgate tower will involve the closure of the one-way system for up to three days, so the town's mayor has asked for the clean-up operation to be put on ice until after Christmas

Candlelit carols at East Guldeford

The annual candlelit carol service will be held at St...

Parkers watch out . . .

Patrols by police in Rye's citadel continue to be...

Loading bay work to start

Work on the new loading bay in Rye High...

Party with a rattling good raffle

The Christmas spirit is certainly not lacking among our local traders. Thanks to them, The Oliver Curd Trust is able to offer the most generous auction and raffle at a Christmas party at The George next Friday. And even if you're not among the winners, it promises to be a rousing evening with disco and buffet

Bay’s youngsters always give 110%

Both young teams from Rye Bay had good matches at home last weekend, displaying probably some of the best football the boys have played

Robben strikes send social packing

Iden battled verbally, physically and with the football to pull off a shock - but very much deserved - win against unbeaten league leaders St Leonards Social

Goals galore – in the wrong nets

Icklesham Casuals had an extremely disappointing weekend, with both 1st and 2nd teams suffering heavy defeats. Though they started evenly, they ended up with 15 goals scored against them

Rye town champ through to semis

Alex Howes, the 15-year-old Junior Novice Southern Counties champion from Rye Town Boxing Club, is through to the national semis next Saturday (December 6). And he's not the only fighter we should be keeping an eye on

Grant helps send cadets to Oz

Rye Sea Cadets were one of 10 local community groups to benefit from the grants agreed by The Rye Fund last month. Two young cadets will be flying out to Australia to attend the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day

Online – and now we’re in print

Six months ago "Rye News" was launched by a team of volunteers as a community online newspaper. Today, to give a taste of its content to local readers who prefer their news in print, it appears in that familiar institution "Fixtures" where it claims two firsts: it appears in full colour and is the first editorial the publication has carried since it was founded in 1935

Santa’s night out falls flat

The Cards for Good Causes Santa, who disappeared on...