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
Sir Edward Opens the UK’s First ‘Off-ice’ Skating Rink in Gainsborough 14th October 2016 Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough has today opened the country's first ‘off-ice’ skating facility. Local NewsWestminster News
Councillor Welcomes Plan for Affordable Homes in Keelby 12th October 2016 A West Lindsey District Councillor is delighted to see ‘much needed’ affordable homes being built in the district. A scheme of 18 homes for affordable rent and... Local News
Conservatives Welcome By-Election Triumph 29th September 2016 Local Conservatives have celebrated success in a local by election. Conservative Party Candidate Maureen Palmer won victory in a by-election contest for the... Local News
Conservative-led District Council Gets Best Audit Result Possible! 20th September 2016 Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council has been given a clean bill of health according to an annual audit into its financial accounts. The audit was... Local News
Granny’s, Puppets and Pyrotechnics – it’s all coming to Caistor 19th September 2016 The Wolds Arts Festival will bring some of the most talented performers from around the country to West Lindsey. On Sunday, 2nd October the streets of Caistor... Local News
House of Commons Triumph over House of Lords in Boat Race with Two Lincolnshire MPs 15th September 2016 Two Lincolnshire parliamentarians, Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, and Karl McCartney, who represents the... Local NewsWestminster News
Sir Edward Praises Success of Local Grammar Schools in House of Commons Debate 14th September 2016 Sir Edward Leigh, the Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, has praised the success of two grammar schools located within his Lincolnshire... Local NewsSpeeches in ParliamentWestminster News
Council Offers Business Free Waste Audit for National Recycling Week 6th September 2016 National Recycle Week begins on Monday, 12th September and to celebrate Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council is offering a free waste audit to local... Local News
Sir Edward ‘Wary’ of Riseholme Plan 5th September 2016 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has expressed caution upon hearing the University of Lincoln’s new plans for the site... Local NewsWestminster News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
