100 Years Blue Monday, 14 October, 2024 The Gainsborough Conservative Association marked an historic moment this last weekend as we celebrated 100 years of continuously returning a Conservative Member of Parliament. During this time there has been only THREE MP's - Harry Crookshank (1924-1956); Marcus Kimball (1956-1983) and Sir Edward Leigh since 1983. To mark the occasion members and guests held a Black Tie Dinner at Thonock Park Golf... Local News
Olympic Medallist Celebrates New ‘High-Quality’ Facilities at West Lindsey Leisure Centre 15th September 2018 Former Olympic athlete, Colin Jackson, CBE, says West Lindsey Leisure Centre boasts facilities and equipment that are comparable to the biggest in the UK... Local News
New Centre for Engineering Excellence Opens in Gainsborough 11th September 2018 Engineering firms from the Gainsborough area have been praised for their collaborative approach to making training opportunities available for young people... Local News
Lincolnshire’s Conservatives Re-Adopt Marc Jones For 2020 Election 10th September 2018 Incumbent Police and Crime Commissioner for the Lincolnshire Force Area, Marc Jones has become the first police and crime commissioner in the UK to be re... Local News
Conservative-led Council Committed to Commercialism with Property Investment 31st August 2018 Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council has purchased a property in the district as part of its investment strategy to support services for local people... Local News
Sir Edward Leigh: A Record Low Number of Children in Workless Households Means More Security for Families across the Gainsborough Constituency 30th August 2018 Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough constituency, has welcomed new figures showing that there are 32,295 fewer children in workless... Westminster News
'West Lindsey Has So Much to Offer' says Council Chairman 17th August 2018 A former Lincolnshire business woman is honoured to have the civic role of Chairman of West Lindsey District Council. Cllr Pat Mewis, who was the proprietor of... Opinions
Conservative Councillors Welcome Family Fun Day at Trinity Arts Centre 1st August 2018 Children and their families and friends from across the district were invited to get the summer holiday off to a good start with a free family fun day.West... Local News
Work Begins on New Over-55s Housing Complex in Saxilby 1st August 2018 Plans to build 50 new bungalows and ten flats in a sought after location in West Lindsey got under way this week. Lindum Construction is building the new homes... Local News
Local Conservatives Saddened and Disappointed by Proposed Closure of RAF Scampton 24th July 2018 Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough constituency, where RAF Scampton is located, has been saddened by the announcement by the... Local NewsWestminster News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News