Burgess Hill Lib Dems would like to extend their best wishes to the ‘soon to be married’ Royal Couple. Friday April 29th 2011 will be a public holiday and many will want to celebrate the Royal Wedding with neighbours and friends. This link will help all who feel their neighbourhood may want to arrange a street […]

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SERVICE UPDATE Updated 5 December 20.40hrs Dear Passenger, We are planning to operate a normal weekday timetable on Monday 6 December. Temperatures are expected to fall well below zero overnight. We will be running ‘ghost’ trains througout the night and Network Rail will be running its fleet of de-icer trains to prepare for […]

SOUTHERN RAILWAY SERVICE UPDATE Updated 3 December 08.20hrs Dear Passenger, The poor weather conditions are prevailing today with snow and ice covering much of the Southern network. As a result we are operating a revised timetable with a reduced service running on a limited number of routes. The service will continue until around 21.00 tonight. […]

Latest advice during the bad weather from Mid Sussex Council  Mid Sussex District Council wants to remind residents of the Government’s ‘Snow Code’ guidance for dealing with harsh weather conditions. The ‘Snow Code’ comes from Central Government and can be read on Mid Sussex District Council’s website where there is also a great deal of […]

West Sussex County Council is consulting on whether there is local support for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the central part of Burgess Hill (but even if you aren’t in the proposed area, you can have your say about whether your road should be included) – this is an area where on-street parking would […]

Would you like to see more buses and fewer cars on the road? Could more be done to promote walking and cycling? How can traffic congestion levels be reduced at key junctions in our towns?   West Sussex County Council is renewing its transport plan for the area which brings the opportunity to respond to […]

Conservative MP, Nicholas Soames, who gets £350,000 a year from his three outside jobs as well as his £65,000 as an MP has hit out at the new rules on expenses that will stop him claiming the mortgage and other expenses for his London home from the taxpayer. The new rules will mean that he […]

By Mark Pack | Published 4th March 2010 – 10:20 am Good news: the Conservative MP for Mid-Sussex has more than halved the number of outside jobs he does in addition to being an MP. Bad news: he’s still doing three, paying over £350,000 per year in total. (Back in December 2005, he had seven […]

Burgess Hill Town Council has agreed a draft town plan which outlines strategic priorities for the town, with the aim of promoting a positive future for Burgess Hill based on acceptance of some new housing but only on the basis of planned infrastructure development that will benefit all residents of the town. See the separate […]

Local people have been stunned by the news that the Tories running Mid Sussex District Council, have given the Chief Executive a massive £16,000 pay hike. The news came as the council announced a potential budget shortfall of £1.4m for next year and suggested that they may have to start laying off staff. Serena Tierney, […]