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
National Planning Policy Framework 21st March 2012 The importance of a planning system that protects the countryside from inappropriate developemnt. Local News
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
Boris begins the General Election outside 10 Downing Street 6th November 2019 Read Boris’s full Downing Street speech as he begins the General Election. National News
Boris launches campaign pledging to unleash Britain's potential 6th November 2019 Boris Johnson set out his pitch for the country. Get Brexit done. Focus on our priorities. Unleash Britain’s potential. National News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
