Don’t sink our ferry! The King’s Lynn Ferry is under threat, with an estimated £1.8m needed for essential works to make the landing stages safe and keep the ferry running. The borough council has allocated £800,000 to the ferry from the Community Infrastructure Levy – a charge paid by housebuilders when they undertake new developments. But another £1m is needed from the two local authorities – King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council and Norfolk County Council. Records show there has been a ferry running between Lynn’s town centre and West Lynn since 1285. The ferry is a vital service, providing a sustainable transport link for residents and tourists and reducing the number of unnecessary car journeys. The Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk has demonstrated its commitment to the ferry crossing by including it in its Masterplan and it is hoped it will fund its share of the works.  This petition calls on Norfolk County Council to commit £500,000 which will be crucial in order to complete these works so the ferry can keep operating for generations to come. 

After spending the last 7 weeks extremely unwell with shingles, I would like to try make a difference and get vaccination age changed!  This is the second time I’ve had shingles and unfortunately this time round I was very poorly. It was on the left side of my face which cause swelling and I lost sight in my left eye for 10 days, the shingles had spread and I suffered a seizure and also had brain inflammation. This led to a 2 weeks stay in hospital with iv antivirals and pain relief. I’m no longer able to drive and struggle with pain still.  As this is a virus that lays dormant I will likely have another flare up. Now as I’m under the age of 50 I’m not entitled to the shingles vaccination, I’m only 33 and my belief is that anyone who has suffered in the way I have should be entitled to have this vaccination!  Thank you for taking the time to read my brief story and I’m hoping you can show your support.  Thanks again  Natalie Franklin. 

I am asking for your support to help save my tiny 165cm x 70cm garden outside my front door. My housing association has given me just 12 days to remove it after a single complaint. To many people it may look like a few pots and some artificial grass. To me, it is my lifeline.  I live with multiple long-term disabilities, including Classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Spina Bifida, M.E., Fibromyalgia, Endometriosis, ADHD, anxiety and depression. I work just 15 hours a week for the NHS because that is all my health allows. The remaining 149 hours each week I spend mostly at home.  My bed is in my living room, only a few steps from my front door. For the last ten years, the view from that door has been an abandoned, mould-covered Peugeot that has been left to rot. The owner no longer even lives on this side of the building and parks their current car elsewhere, leaving this one untouched.  After years of looking at a decaying vehicle, I created a tiny wildlife garden. It gives me a reason to get out of bed on difficult days. Sometimes all I can manage is walking the few steps to my doorway to see what has bloomed or to watch the bees, butterflies and dragonflies that now visit every day.  It has also improved my safety.  Before I laid the artificial grass, loose gravel was regularly scattered outside my door by off-lead dogs. Because Ehlers-Danlos syndrome causes joint instability and I wear NHS-prescribed hinged knee braces, uneven gravel significantly increases my risk of falls. The plant pots have also stopped dogs fouling directly outside my entrance.  This tiny space has become part of my daily therapy. It encourages me to get fresh air, supports my mental health and gives me a sense of purpose during long periods confined to my home.  It has also meant a great deal to my mum, who is currently undergoing treatment for breast and lung cancer. Visiting my little garden after her hospital appointments has given us both moments of happiness during an incredibly difficult time.  Neighbours, NHS colleagues and visitors regularly tell me how much they enjoy seeing the flowers and wildlife. One complaint should not outweigh the positive impact this small garden has on so many people. The housing association havn't added any plants to the grounds or turned the soil in the bedding areas for 14 years.  I am not asking for special treatment.  I am asking for reasonable compassion and understanding for a disabled tenant whose tiny accessible garden improves both physical safety and mental wellbeing.  Please help me ask the housing association to allow this small garden to remain.  Sometimes something that seems insignificant to one person can mean everything to someone else. Thank you for your time & help.  Ria 

We, the undersigned, support the following: • full and faithful restoration and reinstatement of the Glasgow School of Art building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh; • No erosion of Mackintosh’s the original design intent.  We urge that: • Building Standards are not used as an excuse for a pastiche or compromised collection of ‘Mackintosh best bits’; • original materials must be used to preserve authenticity; • discrete, state-of-the-art fire suppression must be incorporated throughout at all stages.  To achieve this, the following measures will be required: • permanent ownership of the building and its site must be transferred to an independent organisation, specifically designed to deliver the reinstatement and secure the buildings long term future; • the building should be made available on a lease-back arrangement to GSA to ensure that it continues as a working art school; • the support, either directly through financing the works or ensuring the availability of finance, of the Scottish and/or UK governments as required will be key to delivering this internationally important project. There has been inaction for far too long.  We urge the Scottish Government and/or the UK government to take immediate action towards an early start on this project upon which the future credibility on Glasgow and Scotland will depend.  The future international credibility of Glasgow and Scotland in the fields of architecture, education and culture will depend on the delivery of an accurate, faithful and honest restoration of Mackintosh’s masterpiece.  We owe it to the world to get it right.

Kevin won the English first division, FA Cup, and the European Cup with Liverpool.FC. At one point he became the worlds most expensive player when he was transferred from Liverpool to Hamburg, and he holds a very, very special record as an Englishmen to have won the Balon D’or - the worlds best footballer award, twice, and collate under 50 players in the entire history of football have won, and he’s 1 of only 3 Englishmen to have ever won it.  Not only was he a great player playing for Scunthorpe, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton, and Newcastle, and of course England but he was an amazing manager too. His turnaround of Fulham, Man City and of course Newcastle, where he nearly won the premiere League, confirmed his status as one of Englands most loved football professional. He also had the top job for a while, England Football Manager.  Kevin Keegan was my first hero. He was up there at the time with Sir Ian Botham and Daley Thompson. They were our sporting heroes and Kevin was at the very top. Not only that but he was a lovely man. I met him very very briefly when I was in Southampton 80’s as a young boy and it stayed with me forever. Just a quick hello and he ruffled my hair as he walked past. Their are thousands of stories about his generosity, kindness, and acts of selflessness that you don’t hear often enough about superstars.

For many families in Potters Bar and South Mimms, choosing Nicholas Breakspear School was based on the promise of a safe, direct and reasonable school bus route. The 355 and 356 services have been reliable for years, giving children a manageable 15–20 minute journey and giving parents confidence that their children could travel safely and independently. That has now changed overnight. Without any consultation with the families affected, these buses have been withdrawn for our area. Children have been reassigned to the 330 route, increasing their journey from around 15–20 minutes to over an hour each way, with 07:00 pick‑ups and 16:20–16:30 returns, leaving many students waiting at roadside stops in darkness throughout autumn and winter. From September, students will be standing at roadside stops in complete darkness at 07:00, returning home as late as 16:45, exhausted before they even begin their homework. The new journey adds 1 hour 40 minutes of travel every single day - the equivalent of an extra transatlantic flight every week. This is not a small inconvenience. It affects children’s sleep, safety, wellbeing, learning, routines, and family life. It affects parents’ ability to work. It affects the whole community. Families were not asked. We were not informed until the last day of term. Many had already paid nearly £1,000 for annual bus passes that no longer serve our area.  We are asking for a safe, direct and reasonable school transport option to be reinstated for Potters Bar and South Mimms - something comparable to what children had before, and something that protects their wellbeing and educational prospects. This matters because no child should have their school day extended by nearly two hours of unnecessary travel, and no family should be left without a voice in decisions that affect their children’s safety. If we stand together, we can push for a fair and workable solution.

This proposal isn't just about building another data centre – it's about fundamentally changing the place that my family and I call home. Like many of my neighbours, I worry about the constant background hum from cooling equipment, increased pressure on local infrastructure, the loss of Green Belt land, and the impact such a development could have on the value of our homes. For most people, their home is their biggest investment and the place where they expect to enjoy peace and quiet. We should not have to accept the prospect of living next to a massive 24-hour industrial development that primarily serves global technology companies while local residents bear the environmental and social costs. This development would industrialise land adjacent to established residential communities, threaten the Green Belt, create unacceptable noise impacts for nearby residents, place additional pressure on energy and water resources, and provide limited long-term local employment.  This isn't just my concern. Thousands of people in Bishopbriggs and the surrounding communities could be affected by the long-term consequences of this development. Once Green Belt land is lost and a project of this scale is approved, there is no going back. We are not opposed to technology or investment, but development must be in the right place and put communities first. Local residents deserve to have their voices heard before irreversible decisions are made. Decision-makers must put local people first by protecting Bishopbriggs from inappropriate industrial development and preventing this proposal from progressing any further.  If you believe our homes, our environment and our community should come before inappropriate industrial development, please sign this petition and help us protect Bishopbriggs.

If there is a plane accident then the Air Accident Investigation Branch fully investigates. Likewise if there is a train crash the Rail Accident Investigation Branch looks into it. But what happens if things go wrong in Health Care?  The much delayed Thirwell Inquiry, looking into the Countess of Chester Hospital,  is believed to recommend that the police get involved much earlier when things go wrong in health care settings. But with due respect to the police they do not have the expertise, competence  or manpower to actually investigate what really happens. This matters to me because there have been a miscarriages of justice in the Health Care sector where the police got involved when it was a breakdown in the system. We can see this at the moment with the case of Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse, who was found guilty of murdering many young babies. The police got involved when a proper independent medical investigation, that looked at the whole hospital setting, was not carried out. To put this type of investigation onto the police, who are not experienced in medical matters, is not fair to them nor to those accused. That is why police don't investigate air or train crashes - because there are independent, expert qualified professionals to do this.

Our local church in Stafford (Trinity Church) is home to a lot of elderly people. Not only that but youth group organisations and also a theatre company for those who would potentially get over looked by mainstream companies due to difficulties.  This year the council have put in plans to knock down what used to be Wilkinsons to create more space for Stafford College which is great. However, the car park which separates the two buildings is planned to be removed.  This car park is a fundamental access point for the church and youth group organisations. With the church having the majority of elderly attendees, having this car park removed would mean they would have to walk from further afield for a service.  This in my eyes would reduce the amount of people attending and slowly but surely shut the church down completely. 

We have lived on Whitworth Road for numerous years, and we recently saw a notice near where we live saying they are planning to paint double yellow lines outside our homes which will restrict not only our parking but also others parking along our road. It will restrict the number of available parking spaces along the whole stretch of Whitworth Road which is already an issue. Very often we are not able to park outside our homes as the parking is not available, and as we have elderly and people with medical conditions as well as children living here it will make it more difficult for us to leave as our cars will have to be parked further away from our home. i.e. on the other side of Whitworth or on the main road of Herbert Road. This can also affect peoples insurance premium as it requires your car to be parked outside your property. Also, the value of the property can be affected because of the lack of parking spaces available.

I am an OFSTED registered childminder in Bradford. Bradford Council have charged me 10% of my funding terms income for an administrative error. This equates to 50% of this month's wage. With staff to pay, household bills and a business to run, this isnt manageable. So many childminders in Bradford have been affected by this fee, which is wholly disproportionate to the work needed to fix the error. This needs replacing with an administrative fee which reflects the work undertaken to rectify any administrative errors.

Keep full Post Office services in Fort William town centre – Community Petition Fort William is facing the possible loss of its main Post Office after the TGJones premises at 4 Tweeddale, High Street, were placed on the market. Attempts have been made locally to obtain clear information about the future of the premises and the Post Office service, but no firm answer or replacement plan has yet been provided. Angus MacDonald MP and Andrew Baxter MSP have also approached the chief executives of Post Office Ltd and TGJones, seeking accurate information and asking what action will be taken to secure alternative premises in Fort William. Fort William is the main town serving Lochaber, and its Post Office is much more than somewhere to send letters and parcels. The branch serves people throughout Fort William, including Upper Achintore, Plantation, Inverlochy and Claggan, as well as residents from Caol, Lochyside and the wider Lochaber area. It is also used by local businesses, churches, charities and visitors. Services currently available in Fort William Fort William Post Office currently provides: • Cash withdrawals, cash deposits and cheque deposits  • Royal Mail and Parcelforce services  • Drop & Go and Parcelforce Express 48 Large  • Bill payments and top-ups  • Paper Passport Check & Send for new applications and renewals  • Document Certification Service  • Vehicle tax  • Foreign currency  • Travel insurance  • Travel Money Card  • Western Union  These are important postal, banking, passport, identity, travel and financial services. None of the other Post Office branches in the surrounding area provides the same complete range of services in one location.  Why Corpach is not a replacement Corpach Post Office provides everyday personal and business banking, mail services, Drop & Go, Parcelforce Express 48 Large, bill payments and top-ups, euros, Travel Money Card services, savings application forms and savings account identity verification. However, it does not provide passport application checks, document certification, vehicle tax, general foreign currency, travel insurance or Western Union. The Corpach Post Office counter is also located inside a relatively small Co-op store. Redirecting customers from Fort William would place additional pressure on the premises and staff, and the branch may not have the space or capacity to absorb the extra demand. Travelling between Fort William and Corpach can also be difficult for people without a car. Those relying on public transport may face delays, particularly during the busy summer months when traffic congestion affects bus services. Other Post Offices in the surrounding area Kinlocheil Post Office Kinlocheil provides cash withdrawals, cash deposits, cheque deposits, mail services, Drop & Go and the Travel Money Card. It does not provide bill payments and top-ups, passport services, document certification, vehicle tax, foreign currency, travel insurance or Western Union. Spean Bridge Post Office Spean Bridge provides everyday banking, mail services, Drop & Go, Parcelforce Express 48 Large, bill payments and top-ups, euros and the Travel Money Card. It does not provide passport services, document certification, vehicle tax, general foreign currency, travel insurance or Western Union. Ballachulish Post Office Ballachulish provides everyday banking, mail services, Drop & Go, bill payments and top-ups, vehicle tax, euros, travel insurance and the Travel Money Card. It does not provide passport application checks, document certification, general foreign currency or Western Union. Strontian Post Office Strontian provides everyday banking, mail services, Drop & Go, bill payments and top-ups and the Travel Money Card. It does not provide passport services, document certification, vehicle tax, foreign currency, travel insurance or Western Union. These branches provide valuable services to their own communities, but they are too far away to be practical alternatives for many Fort William residents. They are outside the town, do not offer all the services currently available in Fort William, and may be difficult to reach for people without access to a car. The nearest comparable full-service Post Office          The nearest Post Office offering a comparable full range of services is in Oban, approximately 44 miles from Fort William. Oban Post Office provides banking and mail services, paper and digital Passport Check & Send, SIA licence applications, document certification, in-branch identity verification, DVLA photocard renewal, vehicle tax, foreign currency, travel insurance, Western Union and savings services. Expecting residents to travel approximately 44 miles each way to obtain services currently available in Fort William is not reasonable. It would have a particularly serious effect on older people, disabled residents, people without private transport, local businesses, churches, charities and anyone needing access to passport, identity, banking or financial services. The loss of Fort William Post Office without a suitable replacement would leave a major town and the surrounding communities without reasonable access to essential services. 44 miles is not a local Post Office service. Please note: there is no need to chip in financially.  Signing and sharing the petition is all we are asking you to do.