Rye News

Following its successful collection days in Rye High Street and Market Road, Rye and Winchelsea Rotary Club has announced that it will be awarding...

Three weeks of roadworks started on January 12 as Southern Gas Networks replace mains in stretches of the one-way system around Rye. But it isn't motorists that most concerns one senior town councillor. He's worried about elderly pedestrians as a one-way system temporarily becomes two-way in Station Approach

Selling a property? It just became easier: take a look at Rye Bay Property's website. It doesn't charge the huge fees demanded by other online agencies, lets sellers do-it-themselves if they choose to - and opens up the advertising to a broader local audience online

The Winchelsea Bonfire Boys in disguise as Ye Winchelsea Mummers scale the theatrical heights - and plumb satirical depths to the delight of their audience. Good enough and popular enough to become a new Winchelsea tradition? Peter Mackenzie Smith casts a critical eye on the unfolding drama

The Local Government Minister and Rother council have clashed over the way in which redundancy payments were reported in financial accounts. Kris Hopkins, MP, talks of the need for councils to be open and transparent about how taxpayers' money is spent. Carl Maynard, Rother's leader, is defiant and says the Minister's comments come as a surprise

Rye Lions' long-serving secretary Robert Harvey was presented with a long-service badge to mark his 45 years as a Lion at the Brickwall hotel in Sedlescombe. Rachael Elsey reports

A Requiem Mass for King Louis XVI of France and Queen Mary Antoinette will be celebrated at St Mary's Rye on January 21- probably the first such Mass to be held there since the Reformation

Unemployed people are being offered help and guaranteed interviews through a project run by the Rye Partnership. More than 200 benefited last year and, following this success, eligibility to join the project has been extended

If your new year resolve is to get fit at Rye's sports centre, mention Dan Lake's article in Rye News and you'll be given a discount . . .

The weather has yet again shown up the weaknesses in Rye's drainage system. Anthony Kimber reports on a wet, midweek night and a wet morning after

Many of us were disappointed when the Christmas episode of Celebrity Mastermind, in which Rye's Antiques Roadshow glass expert Andy McConnell was to appear, was postponed, writes Jane...

Rye's indoor cricket team looks to continue its unbeaten record as the team enters the cup competition with a place at the County Cup up for grabs for the winner

Christmas giving was still very much in vogue when Rye & Winchelsea Rotary Club attended a Brownies celebration held at Rye Scout HQ, writes...

Discover the houses and haunts of Mapp and Lucia and of EF Benson, their creator. A guided tour with the secretary of the Benson Society takes in many places of interest, including the houses used in the recent BBC series

Thieves broke into Jempson’s store at Peasmarsh on Sunday afternoon January 4, when the shop was closed, writes Kenneth Bird. A sledgehammer was used to...

The answers to the quiz are: Rye Baptist Church opened in 1910 Adams of Rye have been printers since 1853 Rye Golf Club was formed in 1894 John Wesley...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible at various times in the night skies this month. While Jupiter is the most prominent, an unobstructed horizon, persistence and a good pair of binoculars might help you find the most elusive of these planets: Mercury

Could there be another series of "Mapp and Lucia" in the offing? Several national TV critics acclaimed the recent BBC production set in Rye, so here's hoping . . .

The centuries-old tradition of three teams battling to get a Frenchman's head into a single goal - no rules allowed - was continued with the usual enthusiasm by Winchelsea townsfolk. Visitors could, if wanted, also find less aggressive entertainments