Merchant and Mills

NEWS

News in brief March 15

Vandalised war memorial replaced, Dumb Woman's Lane landslip, the air ambulance lands at Camber, and tributes to a founding member of the Pett Level Rescue Boat

Development proposal stimulates public reaction

Change is coming, in one form or another

RNLI ‘shout’ to motor cruiser in distress

Casualties taken to a safe harbour

Dog rescue in the harbour

Care is needed when walking dogs near water

Military Road could be closed for months

Anger at town meeting as drone footage shows scale of landslips

COMMUNITY

Double take or double standards?

Some changes are overdue, even in Rye

Holiday lets, are they killing our communities?

What options are there for the next generation?

Careers day at Rye College

Local businesses support local youngsters

Local shepherd asks for special care

Lambing season should be a time to celebrate not sadness

Dennis Townsend obituary

Remembering the life and work of founder of Iden Pottery

BUSINESS

What does the budget mean for town businesses?

Tinkering around the edges - some help but not enough

The Strand Fish and Chips opens

Good quality and friendly service

#shopshuffle

Positive change for Rye businesses

Rhythm Riot secures a new home

Britittania Hotels, their silence is deafening

LETTERS

An open letter to ESCC

How does the municipal-commercial relationship work?

Potholes, landslides and transport policy

A bigger issue than the heavy rain

To B&B or not to B&B?

How can we shape our community with so many empty properties?

A road to ruin?

Guy Harris, looks deeply into potholes and suggests what they say about the way we do politics

Ferry Road development, game playing?

Is it a game, if so who's going to win?

ARTS

Marching on!

What's happening at the Heritage Centre

World Book Day at primary

Books take children to places in their imagination

Rye Art Gallery artist in focus

Louis Turpin's explosions of colour

Professor Tina Beattie lectures

The influence of the Isenheim Altarpiece on the arts examined

What you did to me

A poem about humans' effect on the natural world

SPORT & LEISURE

Cracking results for town

A good day for local football

Young kick boxer seeks sponsorship

Martial arts boost confidence and self-esteem

Junior cricket starts

Signing up time!

Cricket club – the season starts here

First shoots of the new cricket season

Race night raises funds for RHS

Place your bets please ladies and gentlemen

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