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
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
