Read the latest news to discover how we've been campaigning for our community. BEN WRITES TO COUNTY HALL BOSS OVER POST OFFICE POSSIBILITES Wed 12 March 08 Ben is set to write to a top County Hall boss urging them to look at how the County Council could help Lancashire’s under-threat post offices. .... FREE SCHOOL CHESS SETS BID Fri 07 March 08 Ben is calling on more youngsters to play the centuries-old game of chess. A new scheme, launched by the English Chess Federation, is offering ten sets and boards to every school in England. .... Check out our large news archive section. Back to Top GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 'A HOOT' ABOUT RURAL COMMMUNITIES Fri 07 March 08 CABINET POST OFFICE 'HYPOCRISY' SLAMMED Fri 29 February 08 TOUGHER LAWS CALL FOR 'PREACHERS OF HATE' Thu 28 February 08 TRANSPORT BOSS WRITTEN TO OVER RAIL IMPROVEMENTS Thu 28 February 08 BEN IN NEW ARMY CHAPTER 'HORRORS' CLAIM Tue 26 February 08 UNDER-AGE DRINKING CONCERN Fri 15 February 08 JOY AT M6 LINK DECISION Fri 08 February 08 UNDER-THREAT DOCK POST OFFICE VISIT Mon 04 February 08 BEN IN EU CANATXX COMPLAINT VICTORY Thu 31 January 08 PHYSICS FUNDING VOW Tue 29 January 08 CAMPAIGN PLEDGE FOR EARMARKED POST OFFICES Mon 21 January 08 BEN IN COUNTY EDUCATION 'APARTHEID' CLAIM Thu 17 January 08 CALL FOR SCHOOL FUSING DELAY AFTER COUNTY COUNCILLOR HINT Wed 16 January 08 FYLDE COAST CIVIL SERVICE RE-ORGANISATION ANSWERS WANTED Wed 16 January 08 TRIO WRITTEN TO OVER SHOWGROUND PROPOSAL Fri 04 January 08 'NATIONAL BETRAYAL' CLAIM AS PM SIGNS TREATY Fri 14 December 07 POST OFFICE 'ONE MONTH LEFT' CALL Fri 14 December 07 CANATXX FYLDE COAST RETREAT WELCOMED Mon 03 December 07 TALKS WITH THEATRE BOSS OVER ARTS CUTS Fri 23 November 07 EX-ARMY BOSSES PERIL CLAIMS BACKED Fri 23 November 07 BENEFIT DEBACLE "BETRAYED" TRUST Wed 21 November 07 LANCASTER AND WYRE RECYCLING EFFORTS PRAISED Fri 16 November 07 UK FISHING INDUSTRY BACKED Thu 15 November 07 BEN WRITES TO NHS BOSS OVER HEARING HELP WAITING TIMES Fri 09 November 07 SCHOOL LANGUAGE GOVERNMENT "DO MORE" CALL Tue 06 November 07 WALLACE MEETS WITH FARMERS Fri 02 November 07 WWW.BENWALLACEMP.COM UP FOR AN AWARD Fri 02 November 07 MEETING WITH POLICE CHIEF Fri 02 November 07 COMMUNITY VICTORY FOR WYRE AFTER CANATXX SCHEME REJECTED Wed 17 October 07 BEN WRITES TO ARTS BOSS OVER DUKES FUNDING CUTS Tue 16 October 07 BEN BACKS TORY FOOT AND MOUTH AID CONCERNS Mon 15 October 07 '19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN' NHS DENTAL SERVICES SLAMMED Mon 15 October 07 EUROPEAN CANATXX COMPLAINT OVER GREEN WATCHDOG PULL-OUT Mon 15 October 07 REPORT "SHOWS REALITY" OF NEW EU TREATY Thu 11 October 07 BEN CALLS FOR A POST OFFICE "WINTER CAMPAIGN" Fri 05 October 07 INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEMANDED Mon 24 September 07 NHS TRUTH "COMES OUT" Wed 12 September 07 EU PASSPORT SUGGESTION "RIDICULOUS" Tue 11 September 07 BEN URGES LOCALS TO VOLUNTEER FOR RAILWAY STATION Mon 10 September 07 2009 ACADEMY DELAY WELCOMED Mon 10 September 07 FARM SUBSIDY FAILURES CONDEMNED Fri 07 September 07 PUB YOB BAN WELCOMED Fri 07 September 07 SECRET DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REPORT EXPOSES 'NHS TOURISM' CHAOS Tue 04 September 07 BEN JOINS THE CAMPAIGN FOR EU TREATY REFERENDUM Tue 28 August 07 PARK PROSPECTS Mon 20 August 07 BEN'S SORROW OVER YOUNGSTER'S ROAD DEATH Mon 20 August 07 CALL TO BRIDGE ECONOMIC NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE Mon 06 August 07 BEN WRITES TO TOP ENVIRONMENT BOSS OVER CANATXX U-TURN Mon 06 August 07 MEETING WITH DUCHY BOSS OVER LAND DEVELOPMENT Fri 20 July 07 THIS GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED RURAL PEOPLE, RURAL FAMILIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES Tue 17 July 07 'MORE TIME' NEEDED TO CONSIDER ACADEMY PROPOSAL SAYS BEN Thu 12 July 07 RURAL CHIEF PAYMENTS ‘IDIOTIC’ Thu 12 July 07 BEN SETS OUT HIS STALL AT LINK ENQUIRY Thu 12 July 07 'NOW OR NEVER' FOR M6 LINK Mon 09 July 07 GARSTANG CCTV IS 'GRAVE NEWS FOR THOSE WHO INDULGE IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR' Thu 05 July 07 BEN SIGNS UP TO LUNG CHARTER Thu 05 July 07 GETTING BETTER TREATMENT FOR BONE DISEASE SUFFERERS Tue 03 July 07 PARK HOME SUMMIT A SUCCESS Tue 03 July 07 FAIRTRADE COLLEGE SCHEME WELCOMED Wed 27 June 07 RURAL LANCASTER POST OFFICE RE-OPENINGS WELCOMED Mon 18 June 07 MEETING WITH LOCAL CAMPAIGNERS OVER UNDER-THREAT POOL Mon 18 June 07 PARKING ON THE SIDE OF PARK HOME OWNERS Tue 05 June 07 POST OFFICE TRIO CASH PAYOUT "BEYOND BELIEF" Tue 05 June 07 UN ENVIRONMENT CAMPAIGN BACKED Tue 29 May 07 POST OFFICE CUTS WILL RIP HEART OUT OF MANY COMMUNITIES Fri 18 May 07 RIGHTS AND RESPONSBILITIES Fri 18 May 07 ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS Tue 15 May 07 MP SEEKS ASSURANCE OVER FENTON STREET POST OFFICE Mon 14 May 07 GOING BACK TO SCHOOL Thu 10 May 07 MP PLUNGES IN FOR POOL Thu 10 May 07 DEFENDING BRITISH HIGHER EDUCATION Wed 09 May 07 CAMPAIGNING FOR MILK PRODUCERS Wed 25 April 07 MORE MUST BE DONE FOR THE FYLDE'S FISHERMEN Tue 24 April 07 BEN WELCOMES NEW MENTAL HEALTH UNIT Tue 24 April 07 FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN IN NEED Tue 24 April 07 BEN DELIGHTED AT HOSPICE GRANT Tue 24 April 07 GARSTANG'S MEDIA COVERAGE PLEASING Mon 02 April 07 FIGHTING FOR DOCK POST OFFICE Mon 02 April 07 MINISTER QUIZZED OVER BUDGET Sun 01 April 07 MAD HISTORY Sun 01 April 07 A SORRY TRIO Wed 28 March 07 GOVERNMENT CAN'T LOOK AFTER OUR TROOPS Tue 27 March 07 SHORT, SHARP SHOCK CALL Mon 26 March 07 BEN DELIGHTED AT TORY CASINO OPPOSITION Mon 26 March 07 BT RISE OPPOSED Fri 23 March 07 ROUND TWO OF COUNTY COUNCIL'S FIGHT AGAINST FITNESS Tue 13 March 07 WORKING TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN POLITICS Mon 12 March 07 GOVERNMENT'S SEASIDE IGNORANCE CONDEMED Thu 08 March 07 BEN BLOOMS AT SAVED GARDENS Wed 07 March 07 POST OFFICE OPENING WELCOMED - WITH A WARNING Mon 05 March 07 GARSTANG'S MEDIA OPPORTUNITY BACKED Thu 01 March 07 MAKING THORNTON'S DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE Wed 28 February 07 MEETING WITH CASINO MINISTER OVER BLACKPOOL SNUB Wed 21 February 07 UNHEALTHY COUNCIL CUTS CONDEMED Tue 20 February 07 BEN ATTACKS GOVERNMENT QLR DISLOYALTY Wed 14 February 07 BEN PAYS TRIBUTE TO FALKLANDS VETS Mon 12 February 07 HOSPITAL FUNDING BID BACKED Fri 09 February 07 MP EXPRESSES DISMAY AT FURTHERING DENTAL CRISIS Thu 08 February 07 SCHOOL SPENDING STATISTICS SHOW LONDON IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE TO THIS GOVERNMENT Wed 07 February 07 SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT Tue 06 February 07 GOVERNMENT KICKS TAXPAYERS IN THE TEETH Mon 05 February 07 HEALTH U-TURN ACHIEVED Wed 31 January 07 GOVERNMENT TURNS IT'S BACK ON BLACKPOOL Tue 30 January 07 MP DISMAYED OVER GOVERNMENT PRISON CRISIS Wed 24 January 07 MP WELCOMES TOWN COUNCIL CANATXX OPPOSITION Tue 23 January 07 GIVE OUR TROOPS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED Wed 17 January 07 BEN WELCOMES NEW UNIVERSITY Mon 15 January 07 OPENING THE DOOR FOR THOSE SEEKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Mon 18 December 06 BEN SHOPS FOR HELP FOR RIDGE'S YOUNG PARENTS Mon 18 December 06 ANGLESEY COUNCIL URGED TO SAY NO TO CANATXX Mon 18 December 06 UNITED WITH PILLING OVER UTILLITY NEEDS Fri 15 December 06 RURAL POST OFFICE CLOSURES CONDEMED Wed 13 December 06 CAUTION URGED OVER DRUG CLASSIFICATION Mon 04 December 06 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KEY TO BRITISH ECONOMIC SUCCESS Tue 28 November 06 PRAISE FOR 'OUTSTANDING' SCHOOLS Mon 27 November 06 COMMONS TRIP FOR AWARD-WINNING STUDENT Wed 22 November 06 CITY MP AIMS TO HELP THE HOMELESS Wed 15 November 06 MP SECURES MEETING WITH MINISTER OVER MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS Tue 10 October 06 BEN SWITCHES ON Mon 02 October 06 PROTECTING PICCADILLY GARDENS Thu 28 September 06 SEEKING ASSURANCES FROM REEBOK Tue 26 September 06 MP TO RAISE TENANTS’ CONCERNS AT PLACES FOR PEOPLE Mon 18 September 06 FIGHTING AGAINST TAX HIKES Tue 12 September 06 GET OUT OF JAIL FREE’ CARD FOR SHOPLIFTERS SENDS WRONG MESSAGE Wed 06 September 06 MP VISITS NEW DRUG TREATMENT CENTRE NEAR LANCASTER Wed 06 September 06 HOME HELP Tue 05 September 06 MP PRAISES STAFF AND MANAGEMENT AT BAE SYSTEMS IN WARTON Tue 05 September 06 MP CONGRATULATES POLICE ON RECENT CRIME STATISTICS Tue 01 August 06</