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
Conservatives Name Candidate for Torksey By-Election 23rd September 2019 The Gainsborough Constituency Conservative Association are pleased to have selected a first-class, local candidate, for the forthcoming by-election on Thursday... Local News
Stuart Kinch Decides to Resign as West Lindsey District Councillor 16th September 2019 Stuart Kinch, who has served as a Conservative District Councillor for the Torksey Ward for over sixteen years, since May 2003, has written to Ian Knowles, West... Local News
Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council Offers Free Waste Audit for Local Businesses during Recycling Week 11th September 2019 To celebrate Recycle Week next week, West Lindsey District Council is offering a free waste audit to local businesses. Between 23 and 29 September, one of the... Local News
Councillors Fund Local Food in School Holidays Project 10th September 2019 Money from the Councillor Initiative Fund has provided much-needed financial aid to the ‘Food in School Holidays’ project in Dunholme. West Lindsey District... Local News
Conservative Plans to Build A New Refuse Depot Facility Receive Cross-Party Support 29th August 2019 Proposals to build a new central depot in West Lindsey to secure the future of waste collections and street cleansing operations have been given the go-ahead... Local News
Conservatives Deliver £20million 'Exemplar’ Affordable Housing Scheme in Gainsborough 29th August 2019 A total of 130 new affordable homes is set to be built in Gainsborough in over a decade. Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council is delighted that Acis... Local News
Major Improvements Planned for Key Gainsborough Junction in 2020 29th August 2019 New traffic lights at the Corringham Road/Thorndike Way junction will increase safety and unlock development in the area. Lincolnshire County Council and West... Local News
Council Leader Reflects on his First 100 Days 28th August 2019 Councillor Giles McNeill has had a busy start to life as leader of West Lindsey District Council. Reflecting on his first 100 days at the helm of the authority... Local News
Mayflower Pilgrim events receive £100,000 Arts Council funding 27th August 2019 Arts Council England has granted West Lindsey District Council £100,000 to fund a series of events in Gainsborough commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the... Local News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News