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
Official opening of B&Q in Burgess Hill 20th September 2013 The new store has created 95 new jobs in the local community and has taken six months to build. Local News
SYRIA AND THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEBATE 30th August 2013 Statement by Nicholas Soames following the Debate on ‘Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons’ in the House of Commons on Thursday, 29th August, 2013. Local News
Nicholas Soames with Sub-Postmaster, Kazem Hossini. 30th August 2013 Official opening of the new style open-plan Burgess Hill Post Office. Local News
First Bike Ride Defibrillator 10th August 2013 Unveiling of the first Bike Ride Defibrillator outside the Town Hall in Boltro Road, Haywards Heath Local News
Armed Forces Day 29th June 2013 Nicholas Soames MP at a Thanksgiving service in East Grinstead on Armed Forces Day Local News
Sussex MPs Slam Mayfield’s New Town Plan 27th June 2013 Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames and Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert have united to condemn the proposed Mayfield’s new town of up to 10,000 houses between... Local News
GCHQ 11th June 2013 Nicholas Soames’s Question to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; The Rt Hon William Hague MP; following his statement on ‘GCHQ’ in the... Speeches in Parliament
Nicholas Soames MP opens voting for Sussex food & drink awards 6th June 2013 Nicholas Soames opens the public voting for finalists in the Sussex Food & Drinks Awards 2013/14 at the South of England Agricultural Show. Local News
Draft EU Referendum Bill 14th May 2013 Statement by Nicholas Soames, a senior member of European Mainstream, following the publication of the Draft EU Referendum Bill Local News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
