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
Local Conservatives unite in opposition to Mayfield new town 21st April 2015 Last week (Friday 17 th April), Sir Nicholas Soames and Nick Herbert joined local Conservative district council candidates to unite in opposition to the... Local News
Sir Nicholas on planning 16th April 2015 Writing in the Mid Sussex Times this week Sir Nicholas Soames discusses neighbourhood planning in the area. Local News
Sir Nicholas welcomes Inheritance Tax announcement 16th April 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames welcomes the Conservative Party's plans to take the family home out of inheritance tax. Local News
Sir Nicholas visits Trinity Methodist Church 15th April 2015 Sir Nicholas shows his support for ‘We Are N’ campaign Local News
Campaign leaflet launched 14th April 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames launches his first General Election campaign leaflet. Local News
Sir Nicholas visits Little Angels Contact Centre 14th April 2015 Sir Nicholas Soames visits the Little Angels Contact Centre in Haywards Heath. A centre where children of separated families can spend time with one or both of... Local News
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
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
