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
Leader Welcomes Confirmation of Biggest Funding Boost for Local Councils in a Decade 14th February 2020 Cllr. Giles McNeill, the Conservative Leader of West Lindsey District Council, has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that the district council will see its... Local News
Conservatives Welcome New Over 55s Affordable Housing in Nettleham 13th February 2020 A development of affordable housing in Nettleham designed exclusively for over 55s was officially opened during a ceremony hosted by LACE Housing last week. The... Local News
Conservatives Welcome Funding For District Council to Tackle Homelessness 11th February 2020 West Lindsey is one of four local authorities to benefit from a share of £600,000 government funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. In the latest... Local News
Tough Action as 100 Vehicles are Stopped in West Lindsey to Tackle Fly-Tipping 10th February 2020 More than 100 drivers were asked to pull their vehicles over in the district as part of Operation Clean Sweep in support of the county-wide SCRAP fly-tipping... Local News
Early Works for New A46 Dunholme / Welton Roundabout to Start in Late February 4th February 2020 Works along the A46 and Lincoln Road, including hedge clearance and other preliminary tasks, will take place this February ahead of work on the new roundabout... Local News
Sir Edward Leigh Fights Market Rasen Bank Closure 30th January 2020 Sir Edward Leigh, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Gainsborough, has written to the head of the Lloyds Banking Group objecting to the closure of the... Local NewsWestminster News
New Investment into Gainsborough to Help Grow the Social Economy and Tackle Inequality 30th January 2020 Gainsborough will receive a share of a new £33 million investment programme launched today aimed at tackling inequality through boosting the social economy... Local News
Giles McNeill: £595,523 to Tackle Rough Sleeping in Lincolnshire 28th January 2020 Conservative Leader of West Lindsey District Council, Cllr. Giles McNeill, has welcomed news that Lincolnshire will receive an additional £595,523 to tackle... Local News
Proposed Market Rasen Railway Services Welcomed by Conservatives 22nd January 2020 Sir Edward Leigh and the Leader of West Lindsey District Council have both welcomed additional railway services that will connect Market Rasen. Sir Edward... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News