Outgoing Conservative Chairman of West Lindsey District Council, praised residents as she reflected on her year as chairman.

Cllr. Angela Lawrence said:

Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council has announced a new partnership with mixed-use development and urban regeneration specialists, Muse Developments, to accelerate the regeneration of Gainsborough.

Conservative-led West Lindsey District Council has successfully secured the conviction of a local fly-tipper whose activities blighted Gainsborough over recent months.

Forty new properties, 10 of which will be affordable homes, are currently under construction in the picturesque village of Nettleham.

It is a quarter of a century since daily rail services have stopped at Gainsborough Central station. Conservatives have welcomed the announcement that there are to be hourly services Monday to Saturday; something Gainsborough Central station has never experienced since it opened in 1849.

An agreement to secure direct trains between Market Rasen and London - bringing ‘significant economic benefits’ to the area - is closer than ever.

Spit and Bite Guards are being issued to all front-line officers as a protective measure to help prevent being spat on and bitten.

Lincolnshire will receive an additional £3.4 million from the Government's Pothole Action Fund to repair the county's roads.

Rupert Matthews MEP was so impressed with the work that he wanted to find out more about Invest Gainsborough and to lend his support. 

During a visit the town, the Conservative Member of the European Parliament, Rupert said:

Significant numbers of overweight people and those fighting Type Two diabetes in West Lindsey were two of the major health factors behind multi-million-pound plans to transform leisure and fitness facilities in the district.