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
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
