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
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
