Rye was a double winner in the recent Sussex Heritage Trust awards. A couple of residents and a town-based architect were rewarded for their sensitive restoration work - of a listed house in town and a nearby village hall
After 12 years the days are numbered for a blot on the townscape in Rye's Cinque Ports Street. Work has started on a £2.5 million redevelopment for shops and homes
A former resident of Rye, who worked in London for Lentheric fragrances and who, in retirement, helped Rye Conservation Society and at a local day centre