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Clair Hall Developer Named: Wates to Build £23m Scheme
Wates Residential will redevelop Clair Hall, paying £3.4m towards a 330-capacity cinema and stage venue. Public consultation is due in the first half of 2027, with building from 2028.
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Haywards Heath Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath roadworks: Southern cul-de-sac (nos. 82-114) America Lane (now, until 20 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each...
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Haywards Heath Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Haywards Heath weather today: overcast, 14°C by day and 7°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 7 mph.
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Beech Hurst Gardens Wins Gold and Best Park at In Bloom
Beech Hurst Gardens in Haywards Heath won Gold and its park category at South and South East in Bloom 2026, and the district's volunteer rangers won two more.
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Clair Hall: Cabinet Approves £1.5m, Wates Named Developer
Cabinet backed Wates Residential for Clair Hall and up to £1.5m of council reserves for a four-screen Digital Picture House venue and 39 homes. Planning comes next.
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Maxwelton House: £255,000 Affordable Housing Cut Agreed
Councillors voted 9-3 on 15 October to cut McCarthy Stone's affordable housing payment for 50 Boltro Road flats from £913,000 to £658,000, with a late review.
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Clair Hall: Cabinet Backs £1.5m for Cinema and 39 Homes
Cabinet agreed on 12 October to appoint a Clair Hall developer and add up to £1.5m. The plan: a four-screen cinema venue and 39 homes, with no affordable housing.
Christmas
Mid Sussex Christmas Markets 2026: 8 Dates From 7 November
Burgess Hill's chalets open 26 November with a crafters market and art fair, Ardingly's Winter Fair is 21 to 22 November from £9.45, East Grinstead 6 December.
Remembrance
Mid Sussex Remembrance Sunday 2026: Parades, Road Closures
Remembrance Sunday 8 November: Burgess Hill parade 10.15am, roads shut 10am to noon; East Grinstead 10.30am; Hassocks 1.30pm: times and closures by town.
Christmas
Mid Sussex Santa's Grotto 2026: Borde Hill and Bluebell Line
Borde Hill's grotto runs on nine days from 5 to 23 December at £19 a child. Bluebell Santa Specials run 28 November to Christmas Eve, adults from £35.
Schools
Lindfield Primary Academy Ofsted: Strong in 4 of 7 Areas
Lindfield Primary Academy is strong in 4 of 7 Ofsted areas and Blackthorns strong for achievement. Both met safeguarding in report cards out 9 September.
Christmas
Haywards Heath Christmas Festival: 28 Nov, Lights On 5pm
Haywards Heath Christmas Festival runs 12pm to 5pm on Saturday 28 November, with a lantern parade at 4.30pm and the lights on at 5pm at The Orchards.
Business
Mid Sussex New Companies: 86 in August, Down From 117
86 companies registered a Mid Sussex address in August, down from 117 in July. Consultancy led the field, plus a Cuckfield garage and two campsite firms.
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Haywards Heath to Lewes Trains Running Again From Today
Trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes restart today, 19 days after the derailment. Network Rail renewed 500 metres of track and replaced 850 sleepers.
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Haywards Heath to Lewes Trains Off Until 1 September
No trains between Haywards Heath and Lewes until at least 1 September. Investigators found a track fault on CCTV footage taken before the derailment.