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
Post Code Litter Picking 11th February 2020 Cllr Sandy Ellis, local Councillors and friends joined in a new environmental project known as post code litter picking. This group will meet on a regular basis... Local News
Mims Davies elected as Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex 13th December 2019 On Friday 13th December 2019 Mims Davies was duly elected as Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex. In a statement Mims said: "I am delighted to have been elected... Local News
Sir Nicholas’s question to the Foreign Secretary on the Government's policy on Zimbabwe. 3rd September 2019 Sir Nicholas’s question to the Foreign Secretary on the Government's policy on Zimbabwe. Foreign Office Questions, House of Commons. Tuesday, 3rd September... Speeches in Parliament
Sir Nicholas’s Question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on terminal illness and benefits. House of Commons, 22nd July, 2019. 22nd July 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con) In contrast to the utterly absurd and over-the-top response of the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood), may... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames and Peter Kyle [Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade] convened a meeting of the influential All-Party Parliamentary Group on Southern Rail 17th July 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames (Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex) and Peter Kyle [Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade] convened a meeting of the influential All... Local News
Sir Nicholas Soames MP welcomes additional mental health support to children and young people in Mid Sussex 16th July 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames MP has welcomed news that children and young people in Mid Sussex are to benefit from additional mental health support. It was announced... Local News
Sir Nicholas with Jane Plumb, Chief Executive and Founder of Group B Strep Support (GBSS), at the charity’s annual cake sale 12th July 2019 Sir Nicholas said; “As a Patron of GBSS I was particularly delighted to visit the charity’s cake sale, in the Ascension Church in Haywards Heath, to show my... Local News
Sir Nicholas's intervention on the Chairman of the Education Select Committee, Robert Halfon MP, to thank the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Anne Milton MP, for her help in the reopening of Haywards Heath Sixth Form College. 2nd July 2019 Sir Nicholas Soames MP I congratulate my right hon. Friend, on behalf of all of us, on the excellent work he does as Chairman of the Select Committee. Talking... Local News
Sir Nicholas at the official opening of Age UK East Grinstead and District with Millie the therapy dog. 21st June 2019 Sir Nicholas said; “I was delighted to officially open the new home for Age UK East Grinstead. This is a brilliant community asset. We are so lucky to have so... Local News
The Tide isn’t Turning: Chris Philp witnesses first hand hundreds of illegal crossings 7th August 2025 The Shadow Home Secretary saw upfront how Starmer's immigration deal isn't working National News
New Policy: Conservatives would ban doctors from striking 28th July 2025 Doctors do incredibly important work, and every day spent striking puts more lives at serious risk. National News
Kemi EXPOSES Labour’s welfare ticking time bomb 10th July 2025 Welfare Spending is growing out of control, and Labour and Reform are adding fuel to the fire. National News
Conservatives vote against Labour's useless welfare bill 2nd July 2025 In an act of cowardice, Keir Starmer has put Party before country. He cannot make the tough decisions necessary. National News
Back the Makers, not the Takers 26th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce National News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 17th June 2025 After Labour announced they will finally begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News
