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
Minister Confirms to Sir Edward that there is ‘No Plan to Move the Red Arrows’ 18th October 2017 Following recent suggestions that the RAF’s Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, based at RAF Scampton, could be moved out of the county have been quashed by a... Westminster News
Conservatives Announce Sudbrooke By-Election Candidate 16th October 2017 The Gainsborough Constituency Conservative Association are pleased to have selected a local candidate, for the forthcoming by-election on Thursday, 16th... Local News
Lincolnshire MPs Meet With Local Government Minister Over Fair Funding Campaign 12th October 2017 Sir Edward Leigh, the veteran Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough constituency, has taken part in a meeting with other Lincolnshire MPs and the Rt. Hon... Westminster News
Tribute to Stuart Curtis 10th October 2017 A tribute to former Conservative West Lindsey District Councillor Stuart Curtis (1945 - 2017) Local News
Landlords Urged to Seek Help as Part of Empty Homes Week 9th October 2017 More than 500 empty homes have been recorded in West Lindsey so far this year. The figures, have been released by Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council... Local News
Conservative-led Council Gets Best Possible Audit Result 3rd October 2017 The annual independent audit by KPMG has assessed the Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council’s Statement of Accounts 2016/17 resulting in the best... Local News
Sir Edward Seeks Generous Settlement with EU as Withdrawal Bill Passes First Vote 12th September 2017 Sir Edward Leigh has voted to support the EU Withdrawal Bill in one of the first major parliamentary votes on Brexit, following a memorable intervention in... Westminster News
Conservative-led West Lindsey Begin Consultation on Plans for a New Crematorium 11th September 2017 Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council is seeking the views of local residents about plans to develop a crematorium in the district. West Lindsey's... Local News
Sir Edward Leigh Delighted With First Scampton Air Show 11th September 2017 Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament who represents Scampton as part of his Gainsborough constituency, has welcomed the conclusion of the first Scampton... Local News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
