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 Leigh Visits AMP Rose 17th February 2016 Gainsborough's Member of Parliament has visited the new site of A. M. P. Rose in the town. Local NewsWestminster News
Sir Edward Welcomes Rural Funding Concessions 9th February 2016 The Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, Sir Edward Leigh, has been pleased at changes to the local government funding settlement announce by... Westminster NewsLocal News
MP Condemns “Unfair” Rural Funding Cuts 4th February 2016 Our local parliamentarian, Sir Edward Leigh, has taken the government to task over unfair proposals to cut the funding of rural areas more than urban areas. Local NewsWestminster News
Conservatives Welcome Andrew Percy MP to Supper Club 1st February 2016 Gainsborough Constituency Conservative Association's Supper Club has welcomed Andrew Percy MP to a well-attended event in the constituency. Local News
Riverside Housing for Gainsborough 26th January 2016 Plans are being put together to redevelop a key area of Gainsborough to bring about housing development and riverside linear park. Local News
Conservative-led Council Closing the Net on String of Fly Tips in West Lindsey 26th January 2016 Conservatives on West Lindsey have reacted with anger that over six tonnes of rubbish has been dumped in the district and the council has acted swiftly to put... Local News
MP Urges Rethink on Local Funding 26th January 2016 Conservative Parliamentarian, Sir Edward Leigh, wants the Communities and Local Government Minister to reconsider plans to change funding levels for local... Westminster NewsLocal News
Sir Edward Leigh Says Any Council Change Must Have Local Sign-Off 15th December 2015 Conservative Parliamentarian for the Gainsborough Constituency has stated that any alteration to the local government of the county must be done only where... Westminster News
Lincolnshire Residents Invtied to Give Their Views on New County Division Boundaries 14th December 2015 The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking people across Lincolnshire to comment on its draft proposals for new county council... Local 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
