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
Cllr Sam Smith on film.... 3rd February 2021 Following the closure of The Weald Pub, Cllr Sam Smith met with James Chase, Commercial Director of Earlswood Homes, the new owner, to ask if they would donate... Local News
Councillors propose Fossil Fuel Taxi elimination 3rd February 2021 MSDC’s Licensing Committee last night agreed to propose to Cabinet the elimination by 2030 of fossil fuel taxis in our fleet. To help taxi drivers in these... Local News
Anti-virus air filters fitted to Metrobus fleet 2nd February 2021 All of their buses are currently being fitted with new air filters that will take out 99.99% of viruses and bacteria, an extra safety measure in the fight... Local News
Happy Memories before Lockdown... 1st February 2021 Happy memories before Lockdown of Cllr Stephen Hillier supporting Sabrina Hollister’s regular Northlands Wood Litter Pick – hopefully back on the beat again... Local News
Great news for Petanque Players in Burgess HIll 27th January 2021 Cllr Samantha Smith has been working tirelessly along with Ray Smith, Chairman of Burgess hill Bowls Club to identify a site for a for a Petanque pitch in... Local News
New School at Pease Pottage 25th January 2021 Bruce Forbes standing next to the brand new school at the new development in Pease Pottage. Bruce, ex Chairman of Mid Sussex District Council, says: ‘This is an... Local News
Balcombe Viaduct Success 24th January 2021 Local Conservative Councillors, Andrew MacNaughton and Gary Marsh, have been working closely with West Sussex County Council and the Balcombe Estate to fix a... Local News
COVID Grants Webinar hosted by Mid Sussex District Council 19th January 2021 Please Join Us - Wednesday 20th January 2021 As you will be acutely aware we are facing a very challenging time, during a worldwide pandemic that has had a... Local News
Working in the NHS... 19th January 2021 Cllr Julie Mockford has been working full time on the Burns unit at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead on an orange pathway so has been swabbing... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
