Mid Sussex District Council has welcomed the Government's announcement (17th March 2026) of a £2.5bn investment in AI and quantum technologies, aimed at stopping UK tech firms "drifting abroad" and ensuring home grown innovation scales in Britain. The Sussex and Greater Brighton area is already one of the UK's most advanced quantum clusters. Indepe...
Mid Sussex District Council has launched the search for an experienced Development Partner to help deliver its ambitious plans for the redevelopment of the Clair Hall site in Haywards Heath. The procurement launch follows the Council's Cabinet decision on Monday 2 February 2026 to appoint its Cultural Operator, the Digital Picture House. The operat...
Mid Sussex District Council has today (Tuesday 17th February 2026) named the Cultural Operator for the new Clair Hall development. Family-owned entertainment company, The Digital Picture House Limited, which owns cinema and restaurant venues in Uckfield and East Grinstead, has been selected to provide a four-screen cinema with multi-use performance...
Mid Sussex District Council's Cabinet has today (Monday 2nd February 2026) confirmed the future of Clair Hall in Haywards Heath. Following a rigorous and externally validated process led by an independent panel of experts, the Cabinet unanimously decided to accept a proposal from a local cultural company which will deliver a thriving and financiall...
Community Festival 8 and 9 May, 10.30am to 4pm Free Wakehurst, Sussex, RH17 6TN Community Access Scheme (CAS) celebrates reaching 100 groups milestoneRepresents 58% growth in the past yearDesigned for organisations supporting people who may experience barriers to visitingFree Community Festival on 8 and 9 May offers a taste of CASPacked calendar of...
Mid Sussex District Council's Cabinet will, on 2nd February 2026, consider the future of Clair Hall. The Council, in June 2025, triggered the Asset of Community Value process, which gives communities the opportunity to express an interest in the site. Simultaneously, the Council also went to market to find a potential cultural partner to progress p...
Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) has signed a conditional agreement to form a partnership with owners of the Martlets Shopping Centre in Burgess Hill, NewRiver Reit plc (NRR). The agreement means that if key conditions are satisfied, the redevelopment will commence during the summer of 2026. This agreement has been achieved in the face of tough c...
Students were tasked with designing, building and racing vehicles powered by potential energy at the launch of this year's Mid Sussex STEM Challenge. The launch event took place at the Council Chamber of Mid Sussex District Council in Haywards Heath on Friday, October 24 (1.30pm) https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/education/launch-of-mid-sussex-stem-c...
A new state-of-the-art outdoor sporting facility is now open in Burgess Hill.Officially named The Arc and developed in partnership with Homes England, the newly developed centre represents an investment in health, wellbeing and community connection in Burgess Hill. It will provide accessible, high-quality spaces for sport and recreation for communi...