A man has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment after admitting possessing a fully-automatic TEC 9mm machine pistol along with ammunition in Hastings.
Anthony Hearn, 43, of no fixed address, was sentenced when he appeared in custody at Hove Crown Court on Tuesday (19 July), having admitted possessing a Continue reading Machine Gun Seized in Hastings
A police officer based in Rye has been charged with theft.
Someone had an idea for a documentary to be shown on the television. The plan was for a typical English family of five to take a holiday at the seaside and do whatever they wished. To start with that was not to the scriptwriter’s fancy. He or she had other plans; they had to do something and keep to a schedule.
So the plot was hatched. The location was to be Blackpool in midsummer and the family was to come from Manchester. The producer sent someone out to view the location and rent a chalet on the seashore with the promise that it opened straight onto the sands. Alas the person came back with the news that such a place was nowhere to be found and more to the point would be very expensive at the peak of the holiday season and any rent-able property had been booked months before. Continue reading Jimper Classics – Number One
The victim was walking along Chiltern Drive at around 7.30pm when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her rusksack. He opened it and took out £25 cash and a smartphone before pushing her to the ground and running off.
The suspect is described as white, between 30-35-years of age, of medium build with short black hair. He was wearing a grey hooded top and dark trousers. Continue reading Teenage Girl Reported Assaulted & Robbed in Hastings
Cinque Ports magazine is packed with stories, events and nostalgia from the Cinque Ports and adjoining areas. The latest issue features the Opening of the fine new War Memorial at Aldington, telling the story of how it came about and recording the event with many pictures.
Continue reading Read About the New Aldington Memorial in Cinque Ports
Ten of the more senior members of Rye & District Wheelers ( average age 70 ) made a trip across the Channel from Dover on Tuesday 26 July 2016 and rode a circular route from Calais via Gravelines, Audruicq, Ardres and back along the Canal Road to Calais.
A 50 mile run, interspersed with stops for refreshments at regular intervals to sample the cuisine and hospitality of the area. Continue reading Wheelers Trip to France 2016
“Rye’s Own” Bulletin Saturday 23 July 2016
More film and pictures from the 2016 War & Peace Revival at Hythe.
So here they are, Twin Swing, the identical Twin Sisters, inspired by the infamous Dolly Sisters of the 1920s. They are helping to bring back the great era of ‘swing’ made famous in the Roaring Twenties. The twins are hoping to help make swing as popular in 2020 as it was 100 years before.
