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
Sir Nicholas Soames's Speech During the Debate on the Neighbourhood Planning Bill - Tuesday, 13th December, 2016 14th December 2016 The speech that Sir Nicholas made yesterday in a brief intervention during the Remaining Stages of the Neighbourhood Planning Bill in support of Nick Herbert’s... Local News
Update on Govia Thameslink Railway strike action 12th December 2016 Department for Transport Letter from Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling) on 12 Dec 2016 Dear Colleague, Many of you have written to me in the past... Local News
Update on Govia Thameslink Railway 7th December 2016 Department for Transport Letter from Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling) on 06 Dec 2016 Dear Colleague Following our meeting yesterday, I am... Local News
Network Rail Statement 6th December 2016 Department for Transport Written Statement made by: Secretary of State for Transport (Chris Grayling) on 06 Dec 2016. Rail update Britain’s railways are crucial... Local News
Southern Rail Statement 5th December 2016 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Maynard) Performance on the Southern network has been affected by a combination of factors over... Local News
Rail Compensation Package 2nd December 2016 Please find attached a letter which the Secretary of State for Transport has sent to Sir Nicholas today which sets out the details of a new compensation package... Local News
Sir Nicholas speaks out on fairer funding for West Sussex schools 2nd November 2016 This morning in an adjournment debate , Sir Nicholas spoke passionately about the state of school funding in West Sussex, and the clear need for improvements.... Local News
Sir Nicholas fights for Woodlands Meed 14th September 2016 Sir Nicholas met with three of the Governors and the Head Teacher of Woodlands Meed School in Burgess Hill to discuss the very serious problems arising from the... Local News
Congratulations to our new Cllr, Jed Dwight 29th July 2016 We are delighted that Jed was elected as the new Haywards Heath Town Councillor for Franklands Ward. Local News
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
