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
Debate on the Address 13th May 2013 Nicholas Soames's Speech during the Debate on the Address - Monday, 13th May, 2013 Speeches in Parliament
Official reopening of Handcross Hardware and Craft Shop 10th May 2013 Nicholas Soames performs the official reopening of Handcross Hardware and Craft Shop in Handcross on Friday, 10th May, 2013 Local News
Election Results 6th May 2013 Conservatives win every seat in Mid Sussex during Thursday's County Council election including five gains. Conservatives also win one District Council Seat and... Local News
County Council Elections 2nd May 2013 Polling Stations are open until 10pm today. Please make sure your vote counts. Local News
Election Day 2nd May 2013 24th April 2013 County Council elections will be taking place in Mid Sussex on Thursday 2nd May as well as one District Council & two Town Council by-elections. Local News
Sad loss of Lady Thatcher 8th April 2013 Nicholas Soames’s tribute on the death of Lady Thatcher KG Local News
The Aspiration Budget 20th March 2013 The Chancellor has set out a Budget for those who work hard and want to get on Local News
One-third fall in immigration shows Conservative reforms are working 5th March 2013 Official statistics published on 28 February 2013 showed that net migration fell to 163,000 in the year to June 2012; down from 247,000 in the year to June 2011 Local News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
