NEWS & SPORT

Vote 2026 on 7 May

Candidates statements for county and district elections published in Rye News

A true heartbeat of Rye has died

Tributes to Anne Wood - a friend to so many

Can Rye’s commercial port grow?

The wharf has potential for a lot more trade

Honouring St George

Pictures and video from Rye ceremony marking patron saint

Teething problems for food waste collection

New service will improve councillors told

News in brief 1 May

Mayor Making this Monday, AI captures hundreds of driving offences, and allotment consultation

East Sussex are over 60s football champions

Team founded by Pett Level man win national tournament

Rye enjoy an exciting win

Pre-season cricket matches continue and the Sussex league T20 starts this weekend

Rastrum focuses on business units

The changing face of Rye Harbour industry

PEOPLE

The pros and cons of living in Rye

What would be on your list? Here's a few to get you started

Rye Bowls Club open day

New faces give the game a try

Camera club awards night 2026

Certificates handed out at society AGM

Hop farming afternoon at Rye Museum

Event to explain the local history of beer production

Rye Bonfire Society dates for your diary

Quiz night, fun day and the Grand Auction fundraisers are all happening soon

OPINIONS

Meet your East Sussex County Council candidates

Seven candidates standing to become an East Sussex County Councillor

Meet your Rother District Council candidates

Five candidates standing to become a Rother District Councillor

Feeling old!

A trip to see an all male dance group isn't as satisfying as it once was

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

The beauty of Brede Woods

New drone footage shows the size and scale of ancient forest

Taken by the sands

Centuries old wooden wreck covered up at Camber

Plant pyrotechnics – meet the orchids

The rockstars of the plant kingdom's summer festival has just begun around Rye

ARTS & CULTURE

You’re all that matters to Rye Jazz

Curtis Stigers to perform at concert ahead of this year's festival

The clarinet goes to town

World-renowned artist to perform in Winchelsea church

The Mock Mayors of Rye – an alternative tradition worth bringing back?

With Mayor Making day on 4 May we look at a past tradition