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
Fair funding for schools meeting with Minister 10th February 2016 MPs from across West Sussex were joined by Head Teachers and West Sussex County Council at a meeting with Education Minister, Sam Gyimah MP, at Parliament on... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames: new apprenticeships in Mid Sussex mean more young people getting the skills to get on in life 1st February 2016 Sir Nicholas Soames: new apprenticeships in Mid Sussex mean more young people getting the skills to get on in life Local News
Rail Summit Statement 18th January 2016 Sir Nicholas and MPs from along the Brighton Line met with Rail Minister, Claire Perryand representatives from Govia Thameslink Railway, Southeastern and... Local News
Mid Sussex Unemployment 17th December 2015 Sir Nicholas shares his thoughts on unemployment figures in Mid Sussex. Local News
ID cards are a good idea – and now is the time to talk about them 10th December 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames MP and Frank Field MP make a joint statement as co-chairs of the cross party group on balanced migration Local News
Fair School Funding Campaign 8th December 2015 Sir Nicholas and other MPs comment on the fair school funding campaign. Local News
The European Referendum 20th November 2015 Friday 20th November saw Maria Caulfield MP for Lewes and Richard Ashworth South East MEP debating the European question. It was a lively and interesting debate... Local News
Katy Bourne unanimously reselected as Sussex PCC candidate 28th October 2015 Katy Bourne, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner, addresses a packed meeting before being unanimously selected as our candidate next May. Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2015 14th October 2015 The annual Conservative Party Conference was fantastic this year. Held in Manchester Central and the Midland Hotel for four days of speeches, debates and... Local News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
