The Post Office has undertaken a three year investment and support programme which will see over 6,000 branches being refurbished and modernised, resulting in longer opening hours and selected Post Office services being available at the retail counter. The Burgess Hill Post Office in Church Walk is one of the branches being converted to this […]

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 […]

West Sussex County Council has begun consulting on whether there is local support for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the central part of Burgess Hill (see enclosed map) – this is an area where on-street parking would be restricted during specified times. Introducing a CPZ is a way of dealing with parking problems and […]

  Dear Resident, You may have heard of a consultation document about proposals for the future of Mid Sussex Special Schools. Although this document is about the merger of the two current schools it also mentions the possibility of the redevelopment of a new Special School on the Oakmeeds campus. Clearly this raises a number […]

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 […]

Support the all party petition against the development of a DIY store on part of the Triangle leisure centre site – meet to collect signatures or contact Anne to see how you can help. 9.30 – 12.30 – town centre – Friday 10th & Saturday 11th July 2pm- 6pm (and possibly also evening session) – […]

Liberal Democrat moves to get the Conservative controlled Mid Sussex District Council to rescind its previous decision, to dispose of land at the Triangle Leisure Centre in order to build a DIY store, were narrowly defeated at an extraordinary meeting of the District Council held last Wednesday. The meeting was specially called by Liberal Democrats […]

Lib Dem Councillor Denis Jones asked the audience at the recent Burgess Hill Town Council Annual Meeting: “One of the things we know about our town is that we don’t want a DIY store at the Triangle.  Is there anybody out there who wants one?” – his question was met by silence!  Local residents, traders […]

The Government imposed target of 17,100 homes to be built in Mid Sussex over the next twenty years could mean around 5,000 new houses for Burgess Hill. However no additional Government funding has been promised for the necessary infrastructure to allow such large scale development to go ahead – and with house prices falling, the […]