The next meeting of the County Local Committee is to be held 7pm on Tuesday 11 June 2013 at Albourne Village Hall, The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DJ. Decisions affecting Burgess Hill East Division will be taken at the meeting, in particular the appointment and re-appointment of School Governors in the area. Please click on […]

Work starts 22nd June PUBLIC NOTICE Leylands Road Work starts 6th JunePUBLIC NOTICE Valebridge Drive During the harsh winter a lot of damage was done to our local roads. I promised whilst still your County Councillor to do my best to get as many roads fixed as possible. Some were damaged more than others and it […]

Consultation has begun on a twenty year plan to shape the future of Burgess Hill, with an exhibition and questionnaire for residents and visitors to feedback on the proposals.  The proposals include a revitalised town centre, new housing and employment, as well as developing the green circle and encouraging sustainable transport options. The plan is […]

The draft service plan for West Sussex County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service is out for public consultation until 8th October 2010.  See  http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/CustomerInsight/FRS_consultation.pdf for a summary of the proposals.  What they term their “Fire Redesign Improvement Proposals” involves the reconfiguration of fire services based on ensuring a consistent level of risk based response across […]

Mid Sussex District Council seems intent on imposing the bulk of the housing required under the government’s housing targets onto Burgess Hill without consultation or discussion with the Town Council – 3,800 or 82% of the identified houses are being proposed to be built to the north and north west of the town. This relates […]

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, […]

New housing sites can often occur when larger gardens or other small sites are redeveloped, these “windfall” housing sites provide several hundred new houses a year, yet our Conservative District Council has failed to ensure developers of these sites pay any contribution to local infrastructure. Normally new housing developments are required to contribute towards the […]

Did you know that you can now view WSCC meetings on line? The County Council’s recorded webcasts of its meetings will be available to access for three months from the meeting date. They are fully indexed to give you direct access to specific agenda items. To access the webcasts you will need: a media player […]

Despite earlier supporting all party moves to update the Town Council’s Environmental Charter, Conservatives on the Town Council recently voted down their own proposals for reform, refusing to respond to calls for a working party to continue to discuss the issue, and instead voted to retain the current policy. Whilst the Council itself has fairly […]

Sue Knight is standing for election to Burgess Hill East Division on June 4th.   A member of the Burgess Hill community since the early 1970s, Susan’s children attended Birchwood Groove School and Oakmeeds College where she is currently a Governor.  Sue has spent over 20 years serving our community and has been your County […]