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
Statement from West Sussex MPs following meeting with the Secretary of State for Education 24th April 2018 West Sussex MPs held a meeting with Damian Hinds MP, the new Education Secretary, on Tuesday evening (17th April). The new Funding Formula is fairer than in the... Local News
Sir Nicholas’s Question to the Home Secretary following her Statement on the Windrush Generation 23rd April 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) The whole House will have heard my right hon. Friend’s whole-hearted apology for this very regrettable incident, which... Local News
Sir Nicholas welcomes Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to Mid Sussex. 29th March 2018 The Secretary of State met with representatives of Mid Sussex District Council, the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Professor Tickell of Sussex University... Local News
Sir Nicholas welcomes the adoption of the Mid Sussex District Plan 28th March 2018 Mid Sussex District Councillors have agreed the Mid Sussex District Plan, following detailed examination by independent Inspector, Jonathan Bore. Council Leader... Local News
4,747 Children in West Sussex are now Benefiting from 30 hours of Free Childcare 22nd March 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames MP has welcomed new figures showing that 4,747 children are benefiting from the Government’s 30 hours free childcare offer across West... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames MP Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 9th March 2018 This National Apprenticeship Week, Sir Nicholas Soames is celebrating the really vital contribution of Apprentices in Mid Sussex. Since 2010 there have been... Local News
Help make Mid Sussex even better – residents urged to share their views with local MP and Councillors 26th February 2018 What one change would you make to the local area to make it a better place to live and work? That’s the question being posed by Mid Sussex MP Sir Nicholas... Local News
Sir Nicholas opens the restyled McDonald's in Burgess Gill 23rd February 2018 Sir Nicholas said; “I was delighted to open a restyled McDonald’s in Burgess Hill. It is a really excellent business employing 120 well motivated, well managed... Local News
Nicholas Soames MP welcomes investment in Burgess Hill helping to unlock the homes in the Northern Arc 1st February 2018 Nicholas Soames has welcomed the announcement today of £6.5m for the Northern Arc in Burgess Hill. The Government has announced £866 million investment in local... Local News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
