Opinions
Two way traffic and no parking?
One way or another, the way into the town centre for cars and lorries will have to change - temporarily or permanently - as the Landgate either falls down, or is fixed. That is today's challenge . . not tomorrow's pipedream
Questions we should be asking?
Car parking charges, police cuts - your comments keep coming in. But are there more questions Rye News should be asking? Tell us today
Local police seek coppers
PCC Katy Bourne has been assessing and consulting on the need for additional police funding, which could be achieved by increasing the precept on the Council Tax. Kenneth Bird explains
Cuts increase terror danger
Cuts in police funding represent a potential danger to us all, argues Granville Bantick
Exit visitors, enter scaffolds
In spring the bulbs flower and leaves unfurl. In autumn, scaffolding rises to the sky. Why?
The clock ticked on
A framed poem was left on the war memorial on Remembrance Sunday. Rye News tracked down the author.. and the means by which it appeared there
Follow Winchelsea’s example
Stick your hands in your pockets to sort out the Landgate - and ban cars too
Illegal parking here to stay?
Last week Rye News reported that the police had squashed any hopes of having a warden to help out with parking problems and, this week, a former town councillor and the Town Hall's official voice chip in with more details
Don’t lose your vote
Rother District Council seem to be making it appear to be difficult to register to vote. Ray Prewer tries to cut through the red tape
Empty homes awaiting use ?
A row of houses, empty for many years and expected to be demolished as part of a supermarket development behind. But could they have another future now?
Local council tax proposal hits poorest
As the Government nationally proposes to cut tax credit benefits before wages increase, Rother District Council locally proposes to charge the poorest more. Ray Prewer explains