Opinions

Landgate, oh Landgate, watch us with pity when we creep through your concussed arch, pursued by guilt and regret as we manage to leave an even worse world to our grandchildren than the world we inherited from war and holocaust

Imagine an allotment where you can’t brew a cup...

A new building is nearly finished. The landmark crane is finally removed. But is it "simply hideous" as one reader writes in a letter, or will it fit in with other Rye frontages ? Or is it part of "skyline creep" hiding and obscuring Rye's historic rooftops. Kenneth Bird has an opinion.

Have you seen that ghastly new building in Cinque...

Local resident John Wylie thinks a change must be made to plans for Tilling Green redevelopment

Rural communities like our own have felt the pinch of austerity Britain. To make ends meet people need jobs. Or, as some see it, jobs for locals, jobs for Brits, not jobs for migrants. John Howlett has a few wry words on the subject after speaking to two local friends who have the other problem: finding someone who wants to work

Developers cheered when George Osborne announced that planning rules were to be eased in his July 8 Budget. But John Howlett isn't best pleased by the move and feels prompted to send two open letters: one to the Environment Agency and another to the road safety team at East Sussex County Council

"Blends well with the ancient skyline of Rye, does...

Tempers fray at Rye’s level crossings, folks in cars eager to get on, frustrated by the wait for the gates to open. What’s the delay mate? Get a move on! Gawd, is it him again, the geezer who punishes our impatience? And what, in John Howlett’s imagination, has that got to do with Bertolt Brecht and the night he nearly blew up Royal Tun Wells?

Is there any need for the Rye Partnership to have a hand in the future of Tilling Green’s community centre, asks John Howlett? Let Rye’s town council take charge, he suggests; let it shape the future

The latest design for a Tilling Green community centre does not match the needs of the community, believes John Wylie, a Tilling Green resident. It would be suitable for a village, perhaps, but not for Rye town. He and others who use the hall have been given a preview of what it would look like. Here Wylie explains his opposition to the new proposal

An irritated Rye resident wants to know how a well funded group acting for the economic future and wellbeing of the town can manage to be so long-winded. About 89 months ago, Rye Partnership's chairman expressed the earnest hope that its website would soon be back in action. A website would serve to inform us, tell us what the Partnership does, what it spends, project its vision for a better future. Would someone, any one of its directors - past or present - like to give us the lowdown on why there still isn't one? Here's an invitation to tell all . . .