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
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
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
