Rye News

We are accustomed to adults bemoaning youth culture and its uncouth attitudes. Now young people can use film-making to express their own views on social issues

This year's Christmas festivities in Rye are spread over three Saturdays. They're meant to draw crowds to the town. But critics are circling - if comments at Rye's full town council meeting are a genuine reflection of public opinion

A Bomber Command airman, who ran a bed and breakfast in Rye after the war, has finally received the recognition and medal he and his fellow aircrew should have been awarded decades ago. Sadly, like so many others, he was no longer here to accept it

Rye has been used as the setting for many great literary works. In the second of her series, Jean Floyd reviews the works of Malcolm Saville, whose children's books still have a devoted and loyal following today

The earth is turning away from the Milky Way towards Orion which, being closer and so appearing brighter and sharper, presents an excellent opportunity for stargazing, writes Nick Taylor - who also explains how to pronounce Betelgeuse

Lamb Players and an ensemble of television and West End theatre folk will be at Lamb House on Sunday for some traditional Christmas fare - music, carols, readings, mince pies and mulled wine - and a mingle with the cast

Were you out in the autumn picking sloes, freezing them and then steeping them in sweetened gin? If so, bring some along to the "Rye News" sloe gin competition and see how your home brew compares

House martins appear common in Rye, but across the country there is 65% decline in their numbers and they are deemed to be globally threatened. Yet there are simple things that can be done to help protect these beautiful migratory residents

Rye Community Charity Shop would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support. The shop at 7 Cinque Ports Street, which is run solely...

Fancy arranging for a fit man in uniform to deliver a present to a friend on Christmas day? Rye firefighters are helping Santa with his deliveries again this year

Caring for the town’s heritage can have its lighter side as these partygoers will confirm.

It has turned into a bumper year at the Cards for Good Causes charity Christmas card shop at Rye Community Centre, writes Jane Nunn....

In this centenary year of the start of World War I, Rye & District Poppy Appeal has so far collected £10,500 for the Royal...

The fun that was had when the filming of Mapp and Lucia took place will be replicated in the lead up to 2015. As director Diarmuid Lawrence said "We seem to have captured summer in a bottle". Forget the age of Sagittarius this will be the age of Campricorn!

More than 50 volunteers joined in a beach-cleaning exercise at Winchelsea Beach on Saturday and collected bags and bags of detritus

As part of Sussex Police's drink and drug-drive campaign for the festive season, officers are patrolling Rother in a very different vehicle. The distinctively marked...

The Rye Emergency Action Community Team welcomes the Chancellor's announcement about funding for flood defence projects to protect high-risk areas and 300,000 homes

It was a festive meet-your-MP evening: mince pies and a bout of serious thinking. Debate focused on the three most important issues facing Rye. Amber Rudd impressed. Rye councillors didn't. But then how could they? Most of them didn't turn up. John Howlett reflects on Amber, accountability and absentees

The first stage of long-awaited work on Rye's historic Landgate tower will involve the closure of the one-way system for up to three days, so the town's mayor has asked for the clean-up operation to be put on ice until after Christmas

Tilling Green Residents Association is the first organisation in Rye to become dementia friends. As a member of the association and following training by the Alzheimer's...