Rye News

Patrols by police in Rye's citadel continue to be higher profile, writes Nick Taylor. Last weekend officers were seen issuing tickets - and...

Work on the new loading bay in Rye High Street – outside The George In Rye hotel – will start on Monday January 12....

The Christmas spirit is certainly not lacking among our local traders. Thanks to them, The Oliver Curd Trust is able to offer the most generous auction and raffle at a Christmas party at The George next Friday. And even if you're not among the winners, it promises to be a rousing evening with disco and buffet

Acting Up in Rye's pantomime was a roaring success and director Sarah Givertz was very pleased indeed.

The filming of Mapp and Lucia in town might have inspired the grown-ups to read - or reread - the books by EF Benson, but do the town's youngsters know about the really good stories for them that are set in Rye?

Both young teams from Rye Bay had good matches at home last weekend, displaying probably some of the best football the boys have played

Iden battled verbally, physically and with the football to pull off a shock - but very much deserved - win against unbeaten league leaders St Leonards Social

Icklesham Casuals had an extremely disappointing weekend, with both 1st and 2nd teams suffering heavy defeats. Though they started evenly, they ended up with 15 goals scored against them

Alex Howes, the 15-year-old Junior Novice Southern Counties champion from Rye Town Boxing Club, is through to the national semis next Saturday (December 6). And he's not the only fighter we should be keeping an eye on

"Rye News" visited Christmas fairs in Winchelsea, Newenden, Rye Harbour and Rye. Five fetes in one day. 'Tis the season to be shopping

Every reader in town misses the Martello Bookshop and now we shall also miss the Harveys - or the Martellos, as they were often called - who owned and ran it. They are leaving, the shop itself is still under wraps but the Martello Readers group, which they started about 17 years ago, will keep the name alive

Fans of Radio 4's "The Archers" came to The George Hotel to see Tim Bentinck - aka farmer David Archer - in his latest role as art auctioneer extraordinaire

Rye Sea Cadets were one of 10 local community groups to benefit from the grants agreed by The Rye Fund last month. Two young cadets will be flying out to Australia to attend the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day

Six months ago "Rye News" was launched by a team of volunteers as a community online newspaper. Today, to give a taste of its content to local readers who prefer their news in print, it appears in that familiar institution "Fixtures" where it claims two firsts: it appears in full colour and is the first editorial the publication has carried since it was founded in 1935

Commuters suffered yet more frustrating delays on the Marshlink last week, writes Richard Comotto. Problems came to a head on Thursday when every other service between...

The Cards for Good Causes Santa, who disappeared on Bonfire Night, has been found alive and well, if a bit grubby, and returned to...

The 2nd team of Icklesham Casuals produced their best performance of the season to record an excellent 7-3 victory over Robertsbridge United II last Saturday.

Make a date: to see Father Christmas in his grotto. If you're a kid, that's the bit you don't want to miss. Well, there...

Craig Sams, the organic food pioneer who founded Green & Blacks, was in Rye last week to speak to local environmentalists about his latest venture: Carbon Gold - the production of bio-charcoal to improve water retention in soil

Opponents from across the UK will be descending on Rye Sports Centre for a boxing competition on November 29 - and our local club's Alex Howes, already the Southern Counties winner, will be competing in the National Junior Novice quarter finals. Get along there and support a local hero