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
Brand new space for growing businesses now available in Haywards Heath 29th September 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames MP has officially opened a brand new Basepoint Centre at Bridge Road, Haywards Heath. It is designed to provide office and workshop space... Local News
Sir Nicholas leads a delegation to meet the Education Secretary and the Education and Childcare Minister, Sam Gyimah MP 15th September 2015 West Sussex MPs have said they are "encouraged" that West Sussex schools will receive fairer funding in future after meeting the Education Secretary last week. Local News
Nicholas Soames calls on Government to fine rail companies for staff ‘no shows’ 10th September 2015 Nicholas Soames said; “Many services are cancelled because staff fail to show up for an identified reason. Local News
Rail Summit with the Rail Minister 20th July 2015 Nicholas Soames and a large number of South Eastern Members of Parliament attended a rail summit with Claire Perry MP, the Rail Minister, at Network Rail’s... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames joins Baby Charity as Patron 8th July 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames, MP for Mid Sussex, is the new Patron of baby charity Group B Strep Support. He joins the campaign for the NHS to provide reliable antenatal... Local News
PRESS STATEMENT BY SIR NICHOLAS SOAMES MP 1st July 2015 GATWICK COORDINATION GROUP STATEMENT UPON PUBLICATION OF AIRPORTS COMMISSION FINAL REPORT Local News
Nicholas Soames starts the Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride 31st May 2015 Nicholas Soames with Mayor Sujan Wickremaratchi starting the Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride on Sunday 31st May. Local News
Sir Nicholas chairs meeting with Minister at the Department for Transport 26th May 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames MP today chaired a meeting with the Minister at the Department for Transport, Claire Perry MP. Matters discussed included the unacceptable... Local News
Sir Nicholas speaks at East Grinstead Museum 5th May 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames attends the opening of new exhibition at the East Grinstead Museum Local News
We are committed to securing justice for victims 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce an ambitious package of measures to support the victims of crime, the party has announced today. National News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
