By Jim Hollands The Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd is a Conservative Party politician who was elected as Member of Parliament for the East Sussex constituency of Hastings and Rye at the May 2010 general election, defeating the incumbent Labour MP Michael Foster. Amber subsequently went on to retain the seat, with an increased majority in … Continue reading Our Member of Parliament
Tag: Michael Foster
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Michael Foster, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Stories such as “Our Member of Parliament”, “Visibility,Accessibility And Familiarity”, “Eight Apartments and Twenty- Nine Lock-Up Garages on Railway Land”, and “Proposed Cycle Path Rye Harbour Road” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Vintage Hypocrisy By Tories On Post Office Closures
There was criticism of a Parliamentary vote made by Michael Foster MP in last month’s issue of “Rye’s Own” This is his reply.
Eight Apartments and Twenty- Nine Lock-Up Garages on Railway Land
Outline plans for 8 apartments, 29 garages and 58 car parking spaces, on the two strips of land either side of the railway line west of Ferry Road between Ferry Road and the Mill and Cyprus pace and the River Tillingham, came up for approval at the Town Council Planning meeting on Monday 28 April.
Many Cross People at the Cross Meeting
Over three hundred people crowded into the Thomas Peacocke Main Hall to discuss the proposed Tesco Store which has designs on the Ferry Road School site.
Proposed Cycle Path Rye Harbour Road
By Brian Mathews On August 12th my son Graham aged 22 was hit by a car in broad daylight on the Rye Harbour Road and died as a result at the scene.
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Goodbye Star Jimper Sutton was wrong. They did re-float the Maanav Star. She was pulled off Jury’s Gap by a tug just after “Rye’s Own” went to press last month. The old coaster did cause a bit of excitement … Continue reading Town Crier
Visibility,Accessibility And Familiarity
Rother Police District Commander, Chief Inspector Bruce Mathews, told a 150 strong meeting at Rye Community Centre that “visibility, accessibility and familiarity” are the new watchwords for the police.
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News and Gossip Pages By Jim Hollands Sitting In With G.R.I.P.P. G.R.I.P.P (Give Rye it’s Proper Policing) invited me to sit in on their meeting at the beginning of the month. Their reaction to the new initiative by the police to crack down on the local vandals was treated with some contempt in view of … Continue reading Town Crier