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 Proposes Free Parking Compromise for Market Rasen 22nd August 2016 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough, has proposed a compromise to the dispute over the imposition of parking charges in Market Rasen. The MP... Local News
Alexander Bridgwood Decides to Resign as West Lindsey District Councillor 9th August 2016 Alexander Bridgwood has stepped down as a member of West Lindsey District Council, following his decision to join the armed forces. Local News
New Skating Facility Set to Open in Gainsborough 4th August 2016 The town of Gainsborough will welcome a revolutionary skating facility later this year. The facility, which is called SK8Z, will be developed and operated by... Local News
Sir Edward on the Iraq War: ‘Never Again’ 14th July 2016 The Gainsborough Constituency's Member of Parliament has commented on the ward with Iraq which began in 2003, condemning the rush to invarde the country. Local News
Conservatives Introduce Selective Licensing in Gainsborough to Improve Housing Standards 12th July 2016 Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council is introducing a Selective Licensing Scheme for the South West Ward of Gainsborough to ensure all private rented... Local News
Statement by Sir Edward Leigh Regarding Theresa May's Selection as Leader of the Conservative Party 11th July 2016 The Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, of over thirty years experience, has welcomed the selection of Theresa May as Britain's next Prime... Westminster NewsLocal News
Town Council By-Election Candidate Selected 11th July 2016 Alexandra Bryn has been selected as the Conservative Party's candidate to contest the Gainsborough Town Council By-Election for the South West Ward on Thursday... Local News
Recruitment Agency Has Worked So Well For Conservative-Led West Lindsey District Council They've Bought It 11th July 2016 West Lindsey District Council has signed a new deal and bought its own recruitment agency! Local News
Sir Edward Backs Andrea Leadsom For Conservative Party Leader For A Fresh Start 6th July 2016 The Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, Sir Edward Leigh, has declared his support for Andrea Leadsom to be the next Leader of the... OpinionsWestminster 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
