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.

Ahoy, it must be Rotary

The barnacled sailors sauntering around the riverside last Sunday at the Maritime Festival looked very jolly but they were also working hard for a good cause bringing in funds for the local Rotary Club.

By Ben Keeley

/ 3 Sep 2014

Bus only choice for many

More than a quarter of Rye's residents have no access to a car or van and rely on bus services, say official statistics. But the county council proposes big cuts to local 326 and Dial-a-Ride services. Make your views plain by completing a survey available in the public library

By Ben Keeley

/ 29 Aug 2014

Parked cars block firemen

Firemen responding to a 999 call in the historic Citadel were twice blocked by parked cars in a high fire risk area of densely packed old houses. Luckily no one was injured but parking problems are a contentious issue as discussions continue on the Neighbourhood Plan.

By Kenneth Bird

/ 29 Aug 2014

Record art sales

Two art exhibitons in Rye have ended after a very successful summer season with record sales

By Seana Lanigan

/ 28 Aug 2014

Ma-Rye Poppins saves the town

All Rye's problems could be solved by outsourcing all its services, and giving the Town Council a long and much deserved rest. Or so the Rye Shakespeare Company would have us believe. Ray Prewer and Seana Lanigan "disnae" believe this is the solution but will the Neighbourhood Plan have to be rewrit

By Rye News

/ 28 Aug 2014

Dog day raises lots of dosh

The Rye Show at Lea Barn Farm, attended by around 2,000 people, quite a few horses, dogs, birds of prey and a blacksmith (but no sheep), raised at least £8,000 for the local hospital - even the Red Arrows flew over for a look

By Charles Harkness

/ 20 Aug 2014

Dealing with a deadly disease

Of the 400,000 people in the UK who suffer from type 1 diabetes, 29,000 are children. The mother of a teenage sufferer talked to members of The Rye and Winchelsea Rotary club, who are helping fund research to find a cure

By Ben Keeley

/ 20 Aug 2014

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

By Ben Keeley

/ 20 Aug 2014

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

By Rye News

/ 20 Aug 2014

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

By Ben Keeley

/ 18 Aug 2014

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

By Ben Keeley

/ 15 Aug 2014

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"

By Charles Harkness

/ 13 Aug 2014