People

Walk and win a Mermaid meal

Join Mike Carver on one of his guided history walks around Rye and you will have the chance to win a three course meal at the Mermaid

New restaurant scoops award

The new restaurant at Rye Lodge hotel has won an award after visitors ranked it high

An American’s local views

American Mary Cooper has been visiting Rye since 1968. Read why

A fashionable Niche

Fashion and jewels! (and hats and hair and makeup) all go to make a wonderful show to raise money for a new minibus

WEA – autumn courses for adults

The autumn session of classes for adults is due to start shortly and Andy Stuart has the details

Beach Hut opens at Gallivant

Treat yourself at the Gallivant, relax, feel better

Murder mystery at the Mermaid

A murder is announced - at the Mermaid

An artist tells his story

A furniture maker brought up in Rye fails to make his fortune in London, so turns to what he loves most, being an artist

Dixter welcomes greats

Great Dixter's autumn plant fair will be held at the beginning of October. Nurserymen and women specialising in rare and unusual plants will be there from Europe and the UK

Crashed pilot remembered

The Friends of Rye Nature Reserve dedicated a memorial to a 23 year old Canadian Airman, killed in 1940

A newbie’s view of Rye

In part 6 of his new life in Rye, Simon Kershaw looks at the local art scene, and is surprised

Cookshop extraordinaire afresh

It was a sad day when Ironmongers Extraordinary closed down, for locals and visitors alike. That shop had become an attraction in its own right, with everything you would want for the kitchen and beyond. But now it has risen again, with Nigel Bourne opening a new incarnation - the Rye Cookshop - in the centre of town