People
Lions offer men free PSA test
One in two men have a prostate problem at some stage in their lives and one in eight will develop cancer - but you can be tested to check out any problem, and Rye Lions have stepped in to help
Fair Trade products on display
Fair Trade products were on sale in St Mary's Centre, along with a demonstration by Rye Dance, to promote Rye as a Fair Trade Town.
Diving to save cathedral
Hiring a deep sea diver to save a cathedral from catastrophe seems so unlikely to be unbelieveable - but it happened, and a Brede man can tell the tale
A voice for the community
Dee Alsey interviews Tracy Dighton, uncovering her passion and vision for working with the local community in Rye in the latest installment of the Ryers Unwrapped series
Three ghosts unite in East St
Three ghosts haunted an East Street pub, now gone - but only recently closed. One may have been murdered, another drowned. David Russell reports on the haunting - and the steps taken to get rid of things that wandered abroad in the night
Using his loaf
For two years, insiders have been enjoying fresh, home cooked delicious bread, distributed through informal networks. Rye News opens the oven door
And flowers fell on Iden
The Iden and Playden Garden Society - one of the oldest in the area - held its annual flower and produce show last weekend - and the flowers were very much to the forefront
Battlefields we cannot see
As Arts festival visitors set off on "A walk through World War Two Rye" they are gazing across two battlefields which have virtually vanished from sight - though one re-appeared this week, and will be commemorated on Sunday
Vintage time with the Hoppers
Plans are well underway to rebuild St Michael’s Hospice in Hastings after the devastating fire, and the fund-raising team have organised the Fabulously Vintage Fair at Bodiam next weekend.
Swap shop back at Tilling Green
Recycle swap shop returns to Tilling Green on Saturday 12 September. People are encouraged to bring unwanted items and also have the chance to take away items that have been brought by others.
Time to get dancing
Surprise flash mobs are not obligatory and dance experience is not really necessary in Laura's dance class - and all genres are taught - from ballet to burlesque, and street to show numbers
No vegging out at annual show
The annual horticultural show saw a bumper crop of fruit, vegetables, flowers and visitors despite the awful weather in the run up to the event. There were no obscenely shaped vegetables, but there was a smashing pumpkin and some rather confused tomatoes.....and former Councillor Nigel Jennings, who works for Natural England and advises on matters like relocating nightingales, swept the board.
