News in brief October 31

Council vacancy

You have until Monday November 10 to request an election for the vacant post caused by the death of Cllr Jo Kirkham on Rye Town Council.

Unless 10 or more eligible electors write to the returning officer asking for an election, Rye Town Council will use its co-opting procedure to select a new councillor.

Requests for an election need to be sent by post to the returning officer Lorna Ford, Rother District Council, Town Hall, Bexhill, TN39 3JX or by emailing elections@rother.gov.uk. Full name and address should be included.

The district council estimates the cost of an election for the one councillor to be £14,000, which would be paid by Rye Town Council.

Another crash

Sussex Police are investigating after a car hit a telegraph pole and rolled over on Whitebread Lane near Northiam on Saturday afternoon October 25.

The driver, who sustained minor injuries, was taken to hospital for blood tests after failing a roadside breath test.

He was discharged the same day and will be interviewed at a later date.

Still closed

The main rail line from Hastings to Tunbridge Wells is still closed, with buses also replacing trains between Hastings and Bexhill. A rail shuttle runs from Hastings to Ashford International.

Both routes will be shut from until Sunday November 2 to allow for repairs in the Bo Peep and Hastings tunnels, track work north of Battle, and signalling upgrades at Frant and Wadhurst.

Views on nature

Your questions

You’ve just a few more days to get your questions in to Rye News ahead of our interview with a spokesperson at National Highways. So far we’ve had questions that have included the overnight A259 closures, the reliability of the motoring apps, parking on South Undercliff and many more.

Leave your questions below or email info@ ryenews.org.uk

Image Credits: James Stewart , Rye Town Council , Sussex Police , Chris Lawson , Juliet Duff .