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Ipswich Trains
Ben uses the train regularly and knows firsthand how they are expensive and all too often late, dirty and slow. So Ben is working with other local MPs to ensure our town has the rail service it deserves, with improved punctuality, better rolling stock, increased capacity and a regular 60 minute service to London.
Ipswich Infrastructure
Ipswich is the fastest growing town in the East of England, yet there has been only limited investment in infrastructure. Ben will fight to ensure that expansion does not take place without the new roads, schools, surgeries and community amenities that the town needs. Ben has already won tens of millions of pounds of investment in the town's infrastructure but there is still much to be done. Ben will continue to battle for better roads, bus services,trains and flood protection.
Ipswich Hospital
Ben’s campaign to defend Ipswich Hospital from massive service cuts has won him the support of many people across the town. Ben has fought to keep vital cancer and heart services at Heath Road. He ensured the hospital will soon gain a new heart centre. Ben’s priority is to ensure that Ipswich people have the best possible local hospital treatment.
Ipswich Schools
Ipswich has some wonderful schools but they need more support, more freedom and some better buildings. Ben has already secured funding for a new Ipswich Academy but much, much more needs to be done. In visiting every school in the constituency and keeping in constant contact with parents, head teachers, pupils and staff, Ben is doing all he can to ensure Ipswich has the schools it deserves.
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Surgery
17th May 2013
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11th May 2013
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2nd May 2013
Ben's blog
The Sun’s Out, and things are improving
Maybe it’s the sun but despite the political turbulence of the last week I am feeling very positive about things. Arriving back in Ipswich from London yesterday I saw another couple of shops let around my office in Fore Street, which for so long has been a wasteland of empty properties. This is becoming a really interesting area of town – little niche sellers of comics, old videos, speciality BMX bikes, an eastern food store, Chinese medicine seller and now also a dyslexia centre. All this adds to the people who have stuck it out through the really tough times of recession and road works: Sheryl at the Spread Eagle – my local, Shirley and Cheryl at Ladies Who Lunch, Carol at Dress Circle, Sayeed at Passage to India and of course my old friend Foez at The Dhaka. In this little part of Ipswich we are seeing what the bare national figures tell us: new businesses are being created at a rate never seen before in British history.
Latest Ipswich news
All news is provided directly from the Evening Star and does not necessarily reflect Ben's opinion.
Tue, 28 May 2013
Ipswich: Holiday nightmare inspires Playaway Case business idea
Simple ideas can lead to a successful business – given a large commitment to hard work, of course.
Tue, 28 May 2013
Ipswich: Police investigating Christchurch Park knife attack make arrest
Detectives have arrested a man after a mother-of-two was attacked by a knife-wielding robber at Christchurch Park.
Tue, 28 May 2013
Suffolk: Museums linking up to celebrate anniversary of Sutton Hoo find
Suffolk had never seen anything like the attention the Sutton Hoo find brought to the county in the late 1930s.
Tue, 28 May 2013
Suffolk Show: Early warning to motorists of expected traffic delays as thousands descend on Trinity Park
Police officers are urging motorists to leave extra time for their journey as the Suffolk Show opens its gates tomorrow.
Tue, 28 May 2013
Felixstowe: Town council could be reduced in number if boundary changes approved
Moves to cut the number of councillors representing Suffolk Coastal may mean a reduction in the number serving on Felixstowe Town Council.