Many of you have kindly been in touch to offer support after the death of Jo Cox MP. 

Local Wyre MP Ben Wallace was recently asked by Stalmine-With-Staynall Residents' Association to Judge the Scarecrow Competition which was on a royal theme to mark the Queen's 90th birthday as apart of Stalmine Festival Week.

May has been a very busy month in Parliament as the first Parliamentary session of the new Government comes to an end and the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 18 May marks the start of the new session.

I hope you all had a pleasant Easter, I have been able to spend some time with my family over the holidays here in Lancashire. It’s back to normal duties now and as you can imagine Westminster is very busy at the moment.

It is an extremely busy period in Westminster at the moment but, I am happy that I have been able to spend additional time in Lancashire. While it is important to represent the area in Parliament, I always enjoy traveling around the constituency, speaking to residents in order to discover issues of local concern.

I sincerely hope we have seen the end of the extreme wet weather which we have experienced in the last few months. I am continuing to liaise with the Environment Agency in order to support those who have been affected by the flooding and who could be affected in the future.

After a very mild Christmas, winter is finally upon us. The cold weather makes leaving Lancashire to catch the early train to London even more difficult!

Help for residents who were affectected by the recent flooding

I would like to provide an update on the flooding situation in your constituency area after heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Autumn is now upon us and what little warm weather we did get this year is being faded out by cold, crisp mornings.