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.

Tilling Green row rumbles on

Unease over the future design of Tilling Green's new centre continues unabated. It is too small claims one opponent. The public need more opportunities to question the proposals, says Rye's town council. Perhaps it is time for the council itself to be running the show - and not Amicus or Rye Partner

By Ben Keeley

/ 3 Jul 2015

Camber fun, but beware dangers

Thousands come to Camber Sands every year as the weather warms up but, although the beach is an ideal destination for many families, danger can still lurk if sensible precautions are not taken

By Ben Keeley

/ 2 Jul 2015

Stop: roadworks and traffic

Traffic grinds to a halt at the bottom of Rye Hill as Military Road is swamped with a three fold increase in the number of cars using it. And, as the A268 roadworks may be coming to an end, Rye's Town Council is less than happy. Five weeks of disruption after only a few days notice is not enough war

By Charles Harkness

/ 2 Jul 2015

Scooters celebrate wedding

Hundreds of scooters arrived in town to celebrate the wedding of Elaine Russell from Epping and Kev Taylor, at Rye Town Hall on Saturday (June 27), writes Seana Lanigan. The

By Seana Lanigan

/ 2 Jul 2015

Let the sun shine on Tilling

Ferry Road Nursery and Tilling Green Residents Association (TGRA) will join forces this Sunday (July 5) from 11am to 3pm in Tilling Green Field next to the community centre for

By Ben Keeley

/ 2 Jul 2015

Churches dedicate Scout centre

The new Scout centre was formally dedicated last Sunday, June 28. More than 100 people attended the service, including children from Rye's cub, beaver, scout, guide and brownie

By Seana Lanigan

/ 2 Jul 2015

Allotment ban on brewing a cuppa

Is the National Trust trying to destroy a national tradition? Winchelsea allotment holders have been told they cannot brew up on land owned by the trust. Plotholders aren't impressed - they say the trust is guilty of double standards and point to other allotments in town where the trust doesn't insi

By Ben Keeley

/ 2 Jul 2015

Roadworks arrive at hospital

The roadworks along the A268 are provoking more confusion and complaints writes Charles Harkness

By Charles Harkness

/ 25 Jun 2015

Rye Partnership faces questions

This week's meeting of Rye Partnership might have raised more questions than answers though at least some facts were established. The long-awaited website, still isn't there. But will be "soon" promises a caption for those who venture to find it

By Christopher Strangeways

/ 25 Jun 2015

'Horrific accident': Jempson's guilty

Jempson's will be sentenced next month over an accident in which a woman customer lost a leg at its Peasmarsh supermarket. The verdict follows a two-week trial at Lewes Crown Court

By Ben Keeley

/ 25 Jun 2015

New bridge for Valley Park

A new bridge opens between Valley Park and Tilling Green on the outskirts of Rye which may in time form part of a longer cycle path. The bridge crosses over an overgrown drainage ditch near the former school site which developers have been told is a flood risk area

By Charles Harkness

/ 25 Jun 2015

Marsh wind plans blown away

Plans to install six wind turbines on Romney Marsh near the historic St Augustine's church at Snave have been abandoned by Ecotricity despite a planning inspector over-ruling local

By Charles Harkness

/ 25 Jun 2015