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
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
