Opinions
Tradition or unwanted relic?
Towns and cities in England usually have a civic mayor, as in Rye, or a directly elected mayor, as in London. Winchelsea's mayors are something else - and some in the town resent the manner of their making
A traffic-free centre
A Rye couple urges us to think long-term about freeing parts of the Citadel of traffic - to the benefit of shops, residents and visitors. They were impressed recently by how three towns in Italy have tackled the same issues
Where’s my British food?
An olde worlde town but where is the traditional food asks one reader from Romney Marsh
Is Rye at risk from flooding?
Winter saw the worst flooding in our region for more than 60 years. Should the tidal surge make us more or less confident about the future?