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
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
Workers to lose a month’s wages in higher taxes to pay for Corbyn’s reckless spending plans 12th November 2019 New research reveals that Labour’s reckless spending plans could hand an additional £2,400 bill to every taxpayer every year if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party can't be trusted on national security 11th November 2019 Just like they haven’t been able to decide on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party can’t be trusted not to dither on fundamental matters of national security... National News
