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
Proposed development on Birchen Field 14th February 2014 Nicholas Soames with Councillor Jonathan Ash-Edwards and members of the Save Birchen Fields Action Group following a visit to the site of the proposed... Local News
John Dabell wins in East Grinstead 13th February 2014 John Dabell wins the East Grinstead Town North by-election Local News
Statement on Afghanistan 10th February 2014 The Secretary of State for Defence, Monday 10th February 2014, House of Commons Speeches in Parliament
Statement on Flooding 10th February 2014 Statement on Flooding by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; The Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP Speeches in Parliament
Nicholas Soames -Oral Questions: Scotland 5th February 2014 Scottish Business Leaders: Independence Debate Speeches in Parliament
Vote for John Dabell 31st January 2014 Vote for a hard-working local Councillor to represent you on East Grinstead Town Council on Thursday 13th February Local News
Nicholas Soames - Immigration Bill 30th January 2014 House of Commons - Immigration Bill – Third Reading Speeches in Parliament
East Grinstead Foodbank 29th January 2014 Nicholas Soames visit to the Foodbank at the Jubilee Community Centre in East Grinstead Local News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
