Opinions

BT – ‘lie after lie’

A Rye resident is sick of 'endless excuses' and 'repeated lies' about non-existent phone and broadband connections. The Ombudsman can't help, so what is the point of its existence?

Enraged or weary? – VOTE!

In the first outing for a new regular column in Rye News, which will feature a variety of writers, John Howlett kicks off with his thoughts about the General Election in a week's time and how another coalition government came to a sudden end as the result of a misjudged jibe

Voting like sheep?

Do we vote like sheep, or should we think more carefully about the issues before putting our cross on the ballot paper when it comes to Election Day? Local livestock farmer Simon Wright ponders the issues to be considered in his monthly column

Rye Art Gallery: a correction

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War and referendums

Who will win the vote of anti-war protester Chris Coverdale in what he calls our outdated and corrupt political system? Are any of our candidates willing to take an oath against war?

BT ‘holding us to ransom’

Who is this good looking chap? Well, he is the chief executive of BT and he gets both barrels from a Rye resident absolutely fed up with the 'lousy service' from BT and all the 'weak excuses' for delays in installing broadband

The ‘mess’ that is our NHS

When one of our readers to the east of Rye needed urgent hospital treatment, she was taken to the William Harvey Hospital at Ashford by a friend. He was incensed at what he found in A&E. Here he writes about what he saw and what he thinks of a health service regime that allows staff to be, in some cases, grossly overweight and the public to cast their litter thoughtlessly about an area that is for people who are ill, some of them very seriously so

Time to peddle power to the people

As he retires after 16 years of serving on the town council, Granville Bantick reflects on the state of local democracy and the concentration of power away from the community - and calls for greater autonomy and more public involvement

‘Town cottage – give us a break’

A council 'think tank' has new plans for one of Rye's few remaining assets, the Town Hall Cottage: rent it out for holidays. The same councillors appear to be suggesting that the council buys a couple of properties to rent out to young Ryers at an 'affordable' price. Mary Smith isn't so sure and raises a few issues that need thinking about

The Salts ‘deserve better than this’

Everybody loves bonfire night, but we are left with a scene of desolation for months on end. Why do we put up with this when Easter is here and the town is already filled with tourists? There must be a solution

This April in ‘Fixtures’ . . .

Our lead article in this month's Fixtures, delivered to local homes by Adams of Rye, is by farmer Simon Wright. He explains why Romney Marsh farmers are on the hunt for additional income to sustain the core business. There are six pages of articles . . .

Stand – and deliver for Rye

The town needs new independent councilors, writes Mary Smith. If you live in Rye and are eligible to vote, you can stand as a councillor. Sixteen or more are needed to prevent automatic election of those standing and then co-opting their friends to fill the vacant places

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