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
National Planning Policy Framework 27th March 2012 National Planning Policy Framework has been published Local News
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60th anniversary of Her Majesty's Accession to the Throne 7th March 2012 Humble address on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's Accession to the throne Speeches in Parliament
Freezing Council Tax 5th March 2012 Saving money, freezing Council Tax and delivering High quality services - the Conservative budget for Mid Sussex Local News
Balanced Migration 2nd February 2012 Joint Statement by Nicholas Soames and Frank Field, Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, in response to a speech given today by Damian Green... Local News
Protect our Water Resources 31st January 2012 Soames says Government action needed to protect rivers and water resources Local News
Letter to the editor of East Grinstead Courier & Observer 29th January 2012 Letter to the editor of East Grinstead Courier & Observer Local News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National 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
