Opinions
Parking back on the agenda
Parking control problems come up before the town council again on Monday and there is also the question of what to do about the Landgate
Too many eggs in tourist basket
Consultants say "High Speed" rail links will make this area less remote - but do commuters or holiday lets do more damage to the community? What do you think?
The joys of being online
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 case against plastic bags
The end of the plastic bag? Maybe not yet but there is a case against their use and alternatives are available
What to do with the Landgate?
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
Support our hospitals
Bashing the Conquest is no way forward as they struggle with underfunding says the chairman of the Friends of Rye Hospital
Community means ‘together’
The manageress of the Rye Community Shop laments the parting of the ways with ARRCC and the shop's closure
Accident has happened
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’s revolution
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
Planning “blight” – the reply
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