News

Stay informed on local events and their impact on Rye and the surrounding villages. From politics and local government, to humanitarian challenges and our local economy, our News coverage brings context and clarity to the stories shaping our local community.

Medieval Fair flies the flag

Winchelsea refused to submit in silence to the cancellation of its village fete and, in its place, staged a pop-up Medieval Fair

By Ben Keeley

/ 18 Aug 2016

What's wrong with this picture?

How did this large delivery vehicle end up facing the wrong way? How did it leave the High Street? None of the shop-keepers I spoke to in a quick survey

By Kenneth Bird

/ 18 Aug 2016

The bells, the bells

The constant bell ringing in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris left Quasimodo deaf and maddened in Victor Hugo's classic novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Are the bells of St Mary's having the same effect on residents?

By Ben Keeley

/ 18 Aug 2016

Missing pilot found

The remains of the plane that crashed near Winchelsea Beach and its pilot have been recovered after several days searching

By Ben Keeley

/ 18 Aug 2016

Winchelsea bye election

Will Winchelsea finally get a ward councillor who is a resident of the village? Following the resignation of another co-opted non-resident councillor, residents have called a bye election

By Ben Keeley

/ 11 Aug 2016

There was blood on the street

Bloodstains marked the sport of a knife attack

By Kenneth Bird

/ 11 Aug 2016

Ann Cockerham retires

If there is one person responsible for raising the performance of Rye College and its students, that person is Ann Cockerham who retires at the end of August

By Kenneth Bird

/ 11 Aug 2016

Motorcycle crash in Winchelsea

Another motorcycle accident in Winchelsea. Residents repeat calls for traffic-calming. But is East Sussex listening?

By Ben Keeley

/ 11 Aug 2016

Bad parker folds

Traffic problems in the town centre continue although the future absence of one regular offender may improve matters slightly in Lion Street

By Charles Harkness

/ 11 Aug 2016

Grand open day at ARRCC

ARRCC, a day centre for vulnerable individuals to join all sorts of activities

By Kenneth Bird

/ 11 Aug 2016

Plane crash pilot missing at sea

Wreckage has been found from a light aircraft which crashed into the sea off Winchelsea beach each on Saturday, but the pilot is missing

By Kenneth Bird

/ 11 Aug 2016

Rail ceasefire declared - for now

The Southern Rail chaos - the story so far

By Kenneth Bird

/ 11 Aug 2016