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
Biffa Mechanical & biological treatment plant 10th August 2022 Cllr Mrs Sandy Ellis & Cllr Sujan Wickremaratchi visited the Biffa Mechanical & Biological treatment plant at Horsham recently. Cllrs Sandy & Sujan commented:... Local News
Cllrs Sandy Ellis and Sujan Wickremaratchi have dropped kerb success 9th August 2022 West Sussex County Councillor Sujan Wickremaratchi & Town & District Councillor Sandy Ellis took on the requests made by residents of St Wilfrid's Road Haywards... Local News
Update from Cllr Jacquie Russell 9th August 2022 Jacquie is currently progressing an application for double yellow lines at the junction of Tanyard Avenue and to deal with the parking issue at the Hammer Head... Local News
Cllrs Sandy Ellis and Sujan Wickremaratchi Street Surgery 8th August 2022 Cllrs Ellis and Wickremaratchi were out on Saturday the 6th August chatting to local residents in Turners Mill Road, Heath Ward. Sandy and Sujan would like to... Local News
Keeping Mid Sussex Clean 19th May 2022 Cllrs Sandy Ellis and Cllr Sujan Wickremaratchi have been out and about in Haywards Heath keeping the Town clean. If you wish to get involved then please email... Local News
Lorraine Carvalho chosen as Ardingly & Balcome Candidate 3rd June 2021 Following the sad death of long time Councillor Andrew Macnaughton, a by election has been called for the seat of Ardingly and Balcombe on Mid Sussex District... Local News
Bentswood Community Larder a huge success! 8th February 2021 A new Community Larder has been successfully set up and is helping the local community in Bentswood during the Covid pandemic. The Bentswood Community Larder... Local News
Local MP, Mims Davies, lends a helping hand too! 5th February 2021 Litter Picks happened all over the Town before Lockdown and here’s Cllr Sujan Wickremaratchi, with MP Mims Davies helping a hand. Local News
WSCC provide 14,000 children with £20 school holiday voucher 4th February 2021 Around 14,000 schoolchildren are again set to receive supermarket food vouchers to cover the February school holiday. WSCC is providing supermarket vouchers for... Local News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News