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Another frequent visitor who fell in love with the town has returned to live and work here - and to reopen The Standard Inn. The renovation has been going on for months, so Ray Prewer went along to see what they've been up to

Rye is preparing to open a foodbank next month to help families and individuals to ride-out a short-term crisis - whether the cause is unemployment, illness or a benefit gap. The service will be a branch of the Bexhill Foodbank which has been making emergency deliveries to the town for some time

Christmas came early for the luncheon club that meets monthly at Rye Community Centre. Local traders made such generous donations that the turkey meal - with wine - was free. The next lunch is on January 26 - come along and join the club

What does a woman want for her undies' drawer this Christmas? What is a man supposed to buy her? Lingerie boutique Siren and Pearl will provide the answers at a special men's shopping night in December. To add to the temptation, mulled cider and canapes will be dispensed along with advice

Santa is coming to town. The date is fixed but not the one we thought it was. He'll be in Rye, ho-ho-ho-ing, on Saturday December 6. If that weren't enough, there'll be another Santa the following Saturday, too. This time down on The Strand - arriving by boat

Herald & Heart, the High Street milliner, has teamed up with Rye Studio School to offer placements to two gifted students. Not only will they learn about millinery but also about running a business

There were traffic hold-ups at the Landgate on Sunday (November 16), but this time no one was complaining as a cortege of classic cars wound its way slowly around the centre of town

The Rye Fund has again given away £7,000 in grants to local voluntary and charitable groups. But the list of recipients is not growing and the fund would like to help more of the smaller groups in town. So help yourselves: apply for a grant

A dozen band members from the Rye Ukulele Experiment toured...

Sunday was a day to cherish the memory of those who perished at sea trying to save others: the annual service to commemorate the 1928 lifeboat disaster of the Mary Stanford lifeboat at Rye Harbour

Christmas trees look lovely until they start looking - and making - a mess. St Michael's Hospice has come up with the perfect solution to getting rid of your old tree: sign up to its scheme and your balding tree will be collected right from your doorstep

A motley crew of firefighters, bonfire boys, pirates and other volunteers dragged the rescued and restored lifeboat Priscilla MacBean through the streets of Hastings Old Town to dry dock to the astonishment of onlookers.