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
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
