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.

A job to keep up appearances

Whether you want one or not, Rye will have a town steward. The job is actually on probation - for a year's trial period. Nick Taylor rolls up his sleeves to find out what the job is all about

By Ben Keeley

/ 13 Nov 2014

Lions seek aid for Ebola orphans

The deaths caused by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa have left more than 4,000 children orphaned. A local charity is trying to help and asks for your support

By Ben Keeley

/ 13 Nov 2014

Sacrifice goes up in smoke

The nation's symbol of remembrance - the poppy - was burnt as part of Rye Bonfire Night on Saturday. It is now the subject of debate. Here Colonel Anthony Kimber, a former serving soldier and president of the Rye & District Royal British Legion, tells us why this was, at best, ill-judged

By Rye News

/ 10 Nov 2014

Get into a great guide now

The Rye Bay Guide is recognised as a cut above similar publications and now is the time for advertisers and sponsors to make sure they are included in the 2015 edition

By Ben Keeley

/ 8 Nov 2014

Rye's burning issue - parking

It has happened again. Rye News - again - has the photos that show we need leadership, not words, if the town is to avoid a shameful incident: an emergency in which lives are lost or a part of the Citadel is destroyed because of the commonplace: cars, lorries, vans parked where they will. Tuesday's

By Ben Keeley

/ 6 Nov 2014

Bang goes the post

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a commercial post box in Rye Road, Rye Foreign, and another in Wittersham Road, Iden, were damaged. Locals told police that during

By Ben Keeley

/ 6 Nov 2014

Landgate: action at last

Finally, there is movement in the sad saga of Rye's ionic tower and gateway. Nick Taylor pieces together the latest developments

By Ben Keeley

/ 6 Nov 2014

Someone at Bexhill sees the light

Once upon a time the Planning and Environmental Enforcement department at Bexhill exercised its bureaucracy to extinguish an illuminated sign that wished you a cheery Christmas. And so Rye entered an age of darkness. But, lo, upon a building it shines again. Tony Nunn tells the story that's hard to

By Ben Keeley

/ 5 Nov 2014

Couple raise cash for cystinosis

Last weekend saw children on the streets "trick or treating", pumpkins carved into jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing and houses decorated to celebrate Halloween. But for one local family decorating their house is done not just for fun, but also to raise much-needed money for a special charit

By Ben Keeley

/ 5 Nov 2014

Rockets - and road closures

Remember, remember the 8th of November: Bonfire Night in Rye can be a nightmare for unwary motorists, with roads closed all around the town. If you are "travelling through", the following advice might help tempers from exploding in your own car

By Ben Keeley

/ 4 Nov 2014

Jailed: but local charity still a loser

A woman has been jailed for stealing £115,000 from a local hospice. But the hole in the charity's finances remains. Its hopes for restitution rely on a hearing in January. The fraud was serious for St Michael's Hospice: it needs to raise £9,000 a day to help the terminally ill

By Ben Keeley

/ 4 Nov 2014

Rudd wants rail moves fast tracked

Fast route to London by 2017? That is the aim of Amber Rudd, our MP, who wants to advance the plans for electrification of the line and the use of Javelin trains. Although it won't make the Marsh Link a high-speed line, the proposals will reduce travelling time between Rye and London to less than an

By Ben Keeley

/ 31 Oct 2014