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
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
Labour's open borders policy is the biggest risk to our NHS 14th November 2019 New research shows that net migration will increase under a Corbyn-led Labour Government which would put public services under increasing pressure. National News
Getting Brexit done and unleashing the potential of the whole country 13th November 2019 Read the Prime Ministers speech from London Electric Vehicle Company in Coventry. National News
