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
Supporting Maria Caulfield in Lewes 23rd March 2015 "Maria is a fantastic candidate and a real winner" says Nicholas Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames pledges his personal support 21st March 2015 Sir Nicholas to campaign to reinstate Regorafenib to the Cancer Drugs Fund list for East Grinstead resident Sam Waller. Local News
Sir Nicholas expresses outrage at London Bridge Station delays 18th March 2015 Sir Nicholas expressed his outrage to Network Rail at the failure of their services, particularly to and from East Grinstead. Local News
Launch of Team Mid Sussex Campaign 28th February 2015 On Saturday 28 February, the Conservative District Manifesto launched alongisde the Team Mid Sussex Campaign. Local News
Brilliant speech by Lord Heseltine 11th February 2015 Westminster Dining Club Dinner hosted by Sir Nicholas. Local News
Conservative Women's Organisation - Your views matter 4th February 2015 There was a fantastic turn out for the Conservative Women's Organisation (CWO) Annual General Meeting, chaired by Parliamentary Candidate for Eastleigh, Mims... Local News
'IT WASNT A FUNERAL, IT WAS A TRIUMPH'; 30th January 2015 The Daily Telegraph: Nicholas Soames, who was aged 16 when his grandfather Sir Winston Churchill died, clearly recalls the grief and pride of a family, and a... Local News
Pledge to Vote 22nd January 2015 Pledge to vote in the most important election in a generation – and let’s secure a better future for Mid Sussex together Local News
Sir Nicholas leads delegation to meet with Rail Minister 14th January 2015 Sir Nicholas led a delegation - including Cabinet Member for Mid Sussex District Council Norman Webster - to meet the Rail Minister, Claire Perry MP, to discuss... Local 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
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
