Opinions

Being an online newspaper has its good points. One is automatic alerts telling you what's in this week's issue. Another is the ability to "answer back" - and readers are doing so

The end of the plastic bag? Maybe not yet but there is a case against their use and alternatives are available

Rother District Council apparently want to get rid of the Landgate. It will cost too much to fix after years of neglect. Is "Rye at war" an answer ? Tell us your ideas

Bashing the Conquest is no way forward as they struggle with underfunding says the chairman of the Friends of Rye Hospital

The manageress of the Rye Community Shop laments the parting of the ways with ARRCC and the shop's closure

The recent completion and opening of the cycleway along Harbour Road led to comments on the dangers to motorists - and a reader has taken the matter up with East Sussex County Council... quoting the government's own manual!

Amber Rudd may have called off her “solar revolution”, but is she just toeing the line ? Maybe we can persuade her to think again. Not everyone will agree with this Opinion piece – polite comments will be published directly under the article

Hazel Clark warns of an intrusive new development at Winchelsea Beach

Information required on an old Rye family

Planning "blight" was being caused by short term leases along the river bank and the need for better flood defences, a recent Opinion in Rye News claimed. The Environment Agency replies

Strange things travel up and down Traders Passage. The odd JCB, and a large number of cyclists. I always thought it was pedestrian only, says Ray Prewer

Placing the Conquest Hospital in special measures may hasten plans for devolving key care services into the community, perhaps to Rye's hospital (shown above) bringing benefits to local residents. Some of the Conquest's problems are common across the Health Service. So is local "hospital bashing" the way to tackle national problems like growing demand, an ageing population, staff shortages and council care cuts?