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 Hails Lincolnshire Farming at New Riseholme Campus 23rd November 2015 The Member of Parliament for the Gainsborough Constituency, Sir Edward Leigh, has officially opened the new Lincolnshire Showground campus of Riseholme College. Local News
Minister Confirms RAF Scampton Could be New Home of Air Show by 2017 19th November 2015 The posibility that RAF Scampton could be the new home of the county's Air Show has been confirmed in a letter from a Minister within the Ministry of Defence. Westminster NewsLocal News
Sir Edward Leigh Proposes Ten Minute Rule Bill to Bring House of Lords Expenses in to Line with the Commons 17th November 2015 The Lords should be covered by the same rigorous rules on expenses as Members of the House of Commons according to the former chairman of the influential Public... Westminster NewsLocal News
Excellent Evening Enjoyed at Constituency Dinner 16th November 2015 Conservatives have enjoyed an excellent evening at their annual Constituency Dinner. Local News
Local MP Welcomes Government Plan For Right To Broadband 9th November 2015 Following an announcment by Conservative Prime Minister, local parliamentarian for the Gainsborough Constituency, Sir Edward Leigh, has welcomed news that the... Local NewsWestminster News
Sir Edward Welcomes Minister's Recovery of Caistor Turbine Appeal 19th October 2015 The decision by the Minister for Local Government to recover a planning appeal for a wind turbine at Caistor to be determined by the Secretary of State has been... Westminster NewsLocal News
Conservative Council's Zero Tolerance Approach to Planning Breaches 18th October 2015 West Lindsey District Council is taking a tough stance against people who breach planning regulations. Local News
A Local Town and Village are Named as Best Kept 14th October 2015 Campaign to Protect Rural England names Caistor and Nettleham as winner and runner-up in the 'past w inners' category of 'Best Kept' competition. Local News
Conservatives Welcome Peer Review of Council Planning Department 13th October 2015 Representatives of the Local Government Association's Planning Advisory Service have been welcome by Conservatives as they begin an independent assessment of... Local News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News