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 John Major warns of potential chaos caused by the SNP 21st April 2015 Sir John Major today gave a stark warning about the potential risks of a Labour Government propped up by the Scottish National Party Speeches in Parliament
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Government emphasises landscape protection in planning decisions 13th April 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Mid Sussex, is delighted that the Government has issued new planning guidance emphasising the... Local News
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