Reach for the off switch
Have you noticed any lights on during the day? Almost certainly the owners will not be aware and will be grateful to be told,...
Five groups get grants
Five local community groups, ranging from a Rye pre-school playgroup to Winchelsea Beach's Older People's Project, benefit from a charity shop's sales as Deputy Mayor Jonathan Breeds hands out cheques totalling £3,470. Also helped were Rye's First Scouts, Tilling Green's Young Helpers and Activ8 art group
Summer safety by the sea
Summer's here and on the days when the sun does shine many of us like to head to the beach at Camber. But for parents of young children the lure of a refreshing dip or lying lazily on the beach comes with the risk of the kids wandering off and getting lost among the crowds. So it's reassuring to know that Camber's summertime safety operation is in full swing
The (Rye) Grand National
Short legs, skirts and uncontrollable laughter were the biggest drawbacks for competitors in Rye's answer to Aintree - but from all the grinning faces at the finish it was clear it simply didn't matter who won
Citadel ‘browned off’ over bins
Bin and gone. But was it emptied? If you have a brown wheelie in Rye citadel, the answer is: anybody's guess. Rother council and its contractor don't read from the same collection sheet and contradict one another
Tuesday painters go daily
Only One Direction to go - and that's to Rye's Tuesday Painters' annual exhibition at the St Mary's Centre in Lion Street, which has more than 250 paintings and etchings on display from 70 local amateur artists. But the show closes on August 25
Wicked weekend at the Wipers
The Ypres Castle Inn, affectionately known as the Wipers, hosts a fantastic collection of bands during this year's International Jazz and Blues Festival. With more than a dozen different acts strutting their stuff on the outdoor stage the bank holiday weekend is bound to be a blast. And it's all free!
Agility for anybody, any dog
Two students from Rye Studio School have joined the Rye News editorial team as reporters. One of them owns dogs and is interested in their training so he decided to find out why a course being held at the Blue Cross centre at Northiam is proving so popular
Roots, blooms and uber tubers
A decade of decorative displays of home-grown victuals, and a few dubious ones, will be celebrated when the 10th Rye Flower and Vegetable Show takes place on Saturday August 30 at the Community Centre from 2pm
Showing next . . .
The Grand Budapest Hotel, a comedy that scores 8.2 with the public on IMDb, is the Rye Film Club's next feature on Friday September 5. It...
Chopped after 700 years
After more than 700 years Winchelsea has lost its butcher's shop. The Winchelsea butcher was closed following continuing financial losses at Winchelsea Farm Foods, the trading subsidiary of local charity Wetland Trust, set up by retired hedge fund manager Stephen Rumsey and his wife Anne
Vigil for Great War dead
Nearly half of the 300 Rye men who volunteered to fight in World War 1 were to perish. A special service at St Mary's on Sunday commemorated the start of that war. Many families lost two sons, but one - the Tiltmans - lost five
Of war and love . . . etc
At a time when the nation has been reflecting on World War 1, this poem caught the eye of a Rye resident. Its title is the name of a local High Street shop
And so au reservoir BBC . . .
For two long months the BBC filmed EF Benson's comic "Mapp and Lucia" novels in Rye, and the Memorial Hospital is expecting a donation from the BBC. One of the many extras comments on the final days - and wonders if the cheque is in the post
Tickets selling out fast
The Rye Arts Festival which comes to town on September 12-28 has opened its "walk-in" box office. Tickets are fast disappearing and, if you're unlucky enough to miss out, remember there's also an impressive package of free events
Beaten by a one-man band
Rye Ist XI entertained League leaders Steyning at the Rye Cricket Salts, in a match sponsored by My Sweet Old Etcetera, while the 2nd XII were left one man short following a late injury
A dog day afternoon
Despite storms before and after, the annual Winchelsea summer fete was a triumph. Brilliant sunshine and a fresh breeze created the perfect setting for a bustling afternoon
MP revolts over Rye bus cuts
The Tory-dominated county council is bent on bus cuts but the local Tory MP is not. She is urging them - strongly - "not to make these cuts"
Wanted: fit, strong rescue crew
The inshore rescue service at Pett Level needs some help itself. It needs more volunteers to man the boat. If you dare, go along to its open day
Globe houses get green light
Despite vehement local opposition and the rejection of plans by both Rye and Rother councils, permission has been granted for houses to be built in the garden next to the Globe pub in Military Road