Six Years, £800,000, and Still No Beehive: Why Burgess Hill Needs Change Monday, 7 April, 2025 By Tobias Parker – Conservative Candidate for Franklands Ward For over half a decade, the people of Burgess Hill have been promised a new community arts and events venue— The Beehive. It was billed as a cultural cornerstone for the town, a modern replacement for Martlets Hall, and a sign of progress. Instead, six years later, we’re left with an empty field, spiralling costs, and more questions... Opinions
Residents and Councillors meet for a Litter pick in Victoria Park 7th December 2018 Residents and Councillors met on a wet Saturday morning to Litter pick in Victoria Park Haywards Heath. 9 sacks of rubbish were collected on the day. Local News
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 6th December 2018 House of Commons Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) May I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on his speech, on his prudent and... Speeches in Parliament
Sir NIcholas meets with MPs and Executives from Gatwick Airport to discuss the future plans of the Airport 5th December 2018 Sir Nicholas joined Crispin Blunt MP, Chairman of the Gatwick Coordination Group, at a meeting of Members of Parliament with constituencies near Gatwick to... Local News
SIR NICHOLAS SOAMES’S QUESTION TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE G20 SUMMIT 4th December 2018 SIR NICHOLAS SOAMES’S QUESTION TO THE PRIME MINISTER ON THE G20 SUMMIT 3rd December 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames’s Question to the Prime Minister on actions agreed... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas and his West Sussex Parliamentary Colleagues meet with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss school funding 28th November 2018 Sir Nicholas said; “I am grateful to the Secretary of State for Education; Damian Hinds MP, for meeting West Sussex MPs to discuss funding, standards and... Local News
Sir Nicholas’s Question to the Prime Minister during her Statement to the House on the Political Declaration on the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom 22nd November 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) May I welcome this political declaration, particularly paragraph 77 on the global co-operation enshrined in this... Local News
Sir Nicholas’s Question to the Prime Minister on the Future Relationship with Europe. Wednesday, 21st November, 2018 21st November 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) Will my right hon. Friend affirm to this House today and to the President of the Commission tonight that as we move to... Local News
Sir Nicholas Question to The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; 5th November 2018 What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to build new homes? The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (James... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas Soames Statement on the Death of Jamal Khashoggi 24th October 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) It grieves me to have to say this, as a friend of the Saudis for nearly 40 years, but the Saudi explanation on this... Speeches in Parliament
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
