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Wetherspoon Pub Set To Come To Burgess Hill?
20th November 2012 -- National pub chain have put in an application to come to Burgess Hill Town Centre. They're looking to occupy the empty Currys and Sussex Stationers units in Church Walk. We ask if this will be a good thing for the town. |
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Why Was St Johns Church REALLY Awarded a £22k MSDC Grant?
18th November 2012 -- Confusion reigns as to why St Johns Church in Burgess Hill were awarded a twenty two thousand pound grant from the district council. When different reasons are being given, it was worth investigating. Our findings are VERY interesting..... |
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Mid Sussex Battle Of The Bands Returns!
12th November 2012 -- Excellent news for young musicians and fans of live music as the Mid Sussex Battle of the Bands competition is returning early in 2013. Read our report for details of the entry requirements, the format, dates and the prizes! |
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The Coca Cola Christmas Truck Is Coming To Burgess Hill!
9th November 2012 -- Cancel all your plans for Monday 19th November. You WILL be spending it at Tesco car park, waiting in line to see the magical Coca Cola christmas truck. Read on for more details. Holidays are coming.... |
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Conservative PCC Candidate Katy Bourne EXPOSED!
5th November 2012 -- Our Crime Correspondent looks into whether the dance teaching Tory, Katy Bourne, will turn the "thin blue line" into "thin blue line dancing"! You must read this report before you consider casting your vote in the Sussex Police Crime Commissioner election. |
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Burgess Hill Skate Park And Firetoys Skate Shop Both Vandalised
4th November 2012 -- Within the space of 24 hours the window of the new Firetoys Skate Shop had been smashed with a brick and the halfpipe at the skate park rendered useless as it was set on fire during Halloween night. Read on for photos and public reaction. |
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Countyliner Bus Company Go Bust
11th October 2012 -- Unusally, the demise of a bus company serving Burgess Hill has been met with great joy by a number of local residents. We've publish a number of comments so you can discover exactly why people didn't like Countryliner. |
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The Sad State Of Burgess Hill High Street - In Pictures
7th October 2012 -- There are a depressing amount of empty retail units in Burgess Hill with a real danger that many more businesses are going to exit the town over the next year. We have a pictorial guide of the empty shops and details of others that may follow. |
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Town Council Agree To Open Up All Meetings To The Public!
26th September 2012 -- Burgess Hill Town Council shocked members of the public on Monday when they decided to adopt some of the '2012 access to information and meetings' regulations.
Find out exactly what they have agreed to and what they haven't. |
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Burgess Hill Boys Club Need New Blood - Could It Be You?
24th September 2012 -- The Burgess Hill Boys Club has been running for over 50 years now. This much valued facility in town is currently lacking in volunteers and unless an injection of new blood comes forward, its future could be in doubt. Can you help? |
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A Special Bike For A Special Boy - Can You Help?
19th September 2012 -- 10-year-old Kieran Emerson suffers from Cerebral Palsy and his family are looking to raise enough money to buy him a special bike so that he'll be able to ride alongside his young siblings and friends. Can the Burgess Hill Uncovered readers help reach the target? |
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Full Audio Recording - WSCC vs Residents of Chanctonbury Road
2nd September 2012 -- Burgess Hill Uncovered have recorded and published the entire public meeting at Woodlands Meed school between West Sussex County Council and residents from the Chanctonbury Road area. It was a heated affair discussing traffic, parking and more. |
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People Power! - Residents Clear Up Mess Left By Travellers
16th August 2012 -- It's the feel-good story of the year in Burgess Hill as local residents got together to clean up Fairfield Rec the minute the final caravan departed. Find out how it all came about in our wonderful report which contains pictures of traveller rubbish! |
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Huge Convoy Of Travellers Invade Fairfield Recreaction Ground
14th August 2012 -- Residents of Burgess Hill are on high alert as a convoy of over 50 Travellers have invaded the town after being evicted from many locations in Brighton during July. Will there be lots of coincidental thefts in town? Chart the events right here on Burgess Hill Uncovered. |
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Burgess Hill Hits The Headlines After Vicious Teen Attack
10th August 2012 -- Burgess Hill is in the headlines after a 15-year-old boy was brutally attacked in Queens Crescent by two adults males. If you didn't buy Friday's Argus, we've sneakily scanned in the full news report for you. shhhhhh! |
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Community Engagement? You're Having A Laugh!!!!
5th August 2012 -- Burgess Hill Town Council have a new key area group titled 'Community Engagement' The members of this group and their remit are a cause for great concern.
If this were a football match, the fans would be chanting "You don't know what you're doing!" |
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Yellow Peril For Chanctonbury Road
16th July 2012 -- West Sussex County Council have painted lots of lovely yellow lines in Chanctonbury Road. There's been a very mixed response from local residents. Parents from London Meed school are not at all happy! Read our story to find out the areas effected. |
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Petition Lauched For A Water Play Area In St Johns Park
10th July 2012 -- After discovering the new water play area in Victoria Park, Haywards Heath was funded by section 106 money, we here at Burgess Hill Uncovered need 1,300 signatures on our petition to force the council to discuss Burgess Hill getting one for our children too. |
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Burgess Hill Get A Bargin Basement Outdoor Gym
13th June 2012 -- After years of waiting, St Johns Park finally received some outdoor gym equipment. This should be a time to celebrate. However, with the equipment purchased leaving a lot to be desired, we did some digging to uncover the council's latest scandalous actions. |
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Are Mid-Sussex District Council Robbing Burgess Hill Blind?
11th June 2012 -- You can prove a lot with facts and figures. If we've done our research correctly then there can be no doubt that the current council are shafting the people of Burgess Hill out of a fair share of the leisure budget. Read on for the full details. |
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Public Stunned By Jubilee Picnic Fail
5th June 2012 -- It was a day to forget as Burgess Hill Town Council organised the most shambolic event in recent memory. What a way to mark the Queen's 60th year on the throne.
Read our report to find out exactly what the public thought of the event. Bring a hard hat! |
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Labour Win Second Town Council Seat In Just Three Weeks!
3rd June 2012 -- David Andrews is the newest Burgess Hill Town Councillor as he was victorious for the Labour Party in the St Andrews Ward by-election. Read our report to see the full result along with a few words from David himself! |
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District Council Raising Car Parking Charges By 33%
17th May 2012 -- From July 1st it will cost you up to 33% more to park your car in one of the District Council's Car Parks. It's just what the local traders needed when they are struggling to survive on the high street. Read the reactions in our report. |
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District Councillor Makes A Twit Of Himself On Twitter
16th May 2012 -- Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet Member Jonathan Ash-Edwards bit off more than he could chew on Twitter during an exchange with a local Burgess Hill resident over the issue of public toilets. Read now to see the entire Twitter exchange! |
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District Council Deluded Over Community Toilet Scheme Uptake
14th May 2012 -- Mid Sussex District Council's Community Toilet Scheme was announced six months ago. Last week they put out a press release reporting on how businesses have been embracing it. Ever heard the phrase 'Flogging a dead horse?' Read our report! |
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Labour Win Seat On Burgess Hill Town Council
11th May 2012 -- Janet Smith has won the Meeds North By-Election after the seat was vacated by a Conservative councillor. The Labour candidate had to overcome 6 other competitors in order to secure Labour's first seat on the council for many years. We have the full election result. |
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West Sussex County Council Internet Videos Quietly Disappear
23rd April 2012 --Under fire from the public having spent well over £100k on videos for YouTube, and despite Louise Goldsmith's protests that the videos are really good and watched by thousands of people, many videos have mysteriously gone missing. Why might this be? |
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Festival Committee Members Lash Out At Public
20th April 2012 --The Burgess Hill Festival Committee and members of the public have clashed over events being planned for the Summer. Publicity Pru Moore is blaming the people BUT is it the Festival Committee that are to blame for poor communication? |
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Tesco Expansion Rejected, New Retail Development On The Way?
4th January 2012 -- NewRiver Retail have released a video that takes viewers on a virtual tour around what that Martlets shopping precinct could look like if their redevelopment plans are given the green light. Take a look and tell us what you think. |
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Burgess Hill News Archive 2012 
