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
Community litter pick 20th January 2018 A fantastic turnout of residents, council staff and local councillors in Haywards Heath today, despite the rain! Well done to everyone involved, a great job. Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames writes to The Rt. Hon Anne Milton MP 12th January 2018 Sir Nicholas Soames has written to the Skills Minister Anne Milton to follow up on the meeting held before Christmas about post-16 education in Haywards Heath. Local News
Sir Nicholas’s meeting with Department of Transport Officials and Secretary of State for Transport 8th January 2018 Because of the Government Reshuffle the Rail Minister, Paul Maynard, was not available for the meeting, as he was at Number 10. Sir Nicholas, therefore, met... Local News
We're Hiring 15th December 2017 Mid Sussex Conservatives are looking to recruit an Election & Campaign Agent to plan and deliver political campaigns and support the work of our volunteers and... Local News
Sir Nicholas meets with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss housing issues in Mid Sussex 22nd November 2017 Sir Nicholas Soames MP, Nick Herbert MP and Jeremy Quin MP meeting with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid MP, and the... Local News
Sir Nicholas attending the Remembrance Day Service in Haywards Heath on Sunday, 12th November, 2017 13th November 2017 Sir Nicholas said; “I was very proud to lay a wreath with fellow Veterans at the terrific Parade in Haywards Heath. It was an excellent service and I was... Local News
Statement from Sir Nicholas Soames MP about the future of the former Central Sussex College site in Haywards Heath 27th October 2017 A multi-agency meeting took place in Haywards Heath on Friday 20th October to discuss the future of the former Central Sussex College site in Haywards Heath and... Local News
Imberhorne By-election Results 27th October 2017 Congratulations to Rex Whittaker and Frazer Visser on winning the East Grinstead Imberhorne by-elections for Mid Sussex District Council and East Grinstead Town... Local News
Well done Emma 19th October 2017 Mid Sussex Conservatives are delighted to welcome Emma Clayton as the new Conservative Councillor on Haywards Heath Town Council representing Franklands Ward... Local News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
Labour’s NHS policy descends into chaos 13th November 2019 Labour’s own research into shorter working hours has warned that a 35 hour week would hit hospitals and cause staff shortages. National News
12 Questions to Boris Johnson 12th November 2019 Boris Johnson's funny moments come up a lot in his general election broadcast, but the message is clear. National News
Only the Conservatives can be trusted to deliver jobs 12th November 2019 Since we came into office, we have fixed Labour’s mess and broken employment records.The number of people in full-time jobs is at a record high; we’ve taken the... National News
10 ways Labour would wreck our economy 12th November 2019 A Corbyn government means wasteful spending that would wreck the economy and dangerous plans to seize control of private businesses – at huge expense to the... National News