This could be a memorial garden, plaque, bench, information board, or named green space acknowledging the history of Storthes Hall Hospital and the people connected to it, including former patients, staff, families, and those buried nearby at Thurstonland. This is not a request to stop redevelopment. It is simply a request that the history of the site and the people who lived, worked, suffered, recovered, died, or were laid to rest in connection with Storthes Hall are not forgotten. Storthes Hall is not just an old site or another redevelopment project to me. I have personal memories of spending time there and visiting with my nana for outpatient appointments. Because of that, the place has always felt like more than just abandoned buildings or land waiting to be built on. Storthes Hall was once a major hospital site with a long and difficult history. Over many years it was connected to thousands of patients, families, nurses, doctors, support staff and local people. Some people recovered there, some worked there, some visited loved ones there, and some sadly never came home. There is also the wider history of people associated with Storthes Hall being buried nearby at Thurstonland, many with little public recognition. Whatever people think about the old hospital system, those individuals still deserve dignity and remembrance. This petition is not about stopping new homes or standing in the way of redevelopment. It is simply asking for a respectful acknowledgement of the history of Storthes Hall and the people connected to it. I do not want to decide what any memorial should look like alone. Ideally, it should be shaped by people with direct connections to Storthes Hall, including former staff, families, local history groups and the wider community. A memorial garden, plaque, bench, information board, or named green space would be a small but meaningful way to make sure those people are not forgotten.

We've had enough of drivers thinking its ok to mount the pavement (big no) then DRIVE ALONG the pavement (HELL no). We’ve also had enough of drivers speeding down Copse Cross Street towards the High Street - it's dangerous, arrogant, idiotic and quite frankly extremely frustrating. It takes seconds for a child to run out the door of a shop - as parents of three little ones whom are naturally naïve to the dangers that come with speeding and mounting pavements (because it's illegal, they shouldn't actually have to be aware at 5 years old how insane the human race has become in a battle to get around - "let's just break all laws because I want to get down this road faster than you" 🫣)  Not only is this actually dangerous for children, for our customers, customers of the shops and restaurants around us, but for anybody who dares to walk up the Hidden High Street - young or old. In fact, we've spoken to multiple people who will purposely walk around the back of the Hidden High Street and across the beautiful St Marys Gardens because they don't like walking along this section of the High Street. As business owners, we are continually losing trade because it's not an enticing street for footfall, people walk with their head down to watch their footing or are staring at the cars to make sure they are safe - the amount of locals who still don't know we exist or where we are simply because of this is tremendous. Every day we see drivers generally right outside our window (yay) arguing, swearing (teaching great lessons to the next generation by the way) and just generally acting in a manner that is just confusing. All we're asking for is humans to put a little more conscious thought over their seemingly humongous egos for the sake of our community, our businesses, just our town in general. 

We are a group of residents who feel the same frustration about our facilities. We know that a great many people feel the same and we want to join our voices together to be heard. We love this community and know that we deserve better. Shopwyke Lakes was developed with two community spaces (The Pavilion & the Community Centre) designed for residents for community use such as activities, clubs, parties & gatherings.  The spaces were intended to help Shopwyke to grow and to reflect the vibrant place that it is. We residents call on CCDT to work for the community in delivering these spaces as they were intended, and that we see at similar developments up and down the country, including the CCDT managed spaces at Graylingwell and Roussilon Park. We ask CCDT to provide evidence of consultation with residents before they occupied the Community Centre with The Bike Project and we ask them to outline how the permission granted to alter The Pavilion with an internal wall (halving the internal space) responded to the findings of the Thinking Day, and why residents can't hire out what is left of the space in the late afternoon/evening during the week. Shopwyke is a vibrant, close knit community of residents, the fact that we can't host any of our community events in either of our 2 community centres (such as our annual Christmas Carols) clearly demonstrates that these spaces are not presently community centres.

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Keir Starmer has just resigned. This means a Labour Party leadership election will begin on 9 July, and by September the UK will have a new Prime Minister. That’s if anyone stands against Andy Burnham. When they walk into No.10 on day one, we want a message from our movement waiting on their desk— signed by as many of us as possible— making it impossible to ignore the change this country needs. Will you add your name?

My baby boy was hit by a car, the damage was irrepairable he was left with smashed pelvis, severed spinal cord with no pain receptors in his back leg or tail. In pain and scared left alone. He died and its broken us as a family he wasnt just a cat he was my baby boy.

I have been vegan since 2008 because of ethical issues around animal farming and the killing of animals for food. Prior to this I was vegetarian for seven years. I have set up a small charity to help promote respect for the principle of life that connects us all, animal or human. I see human beings as human animals. I believe evolved animal killing and eating behaviour is connected to most of the problems in society, from child poverty, war, poor leadership that lacks moral fibre, and mental health problems. The UK needs to be at the forefront of the movement towards replacing slaughtered meat with cultivated lab grown meat. In my personal experience I have found abstaining from meat and connecting with a community of likeminded individuals has been the best decision I have made in my life.

Even the Home Office admits facial age estimation can be less accurate for people of colour and has an error margin of around 2.5 years for teenagers — the very age group it wants to assess. Yet a wrong decision could mean a child is treated as an adult, denied protections, placed in inappropriate accommodation, or even face removal from the UK. Many children seeking asylum have survived war, violence, trafficking and dangerous journeys. Trauma, malnutrition and hardship can affect how young people look. An AI system cannot understand that. This decision must sit with trained social workers, not AI. The Home Office has failed to publish all the evidence behind its claims that the technology is accurate. It has not released the full equality and data protection assessments. It has not explained what data was used to train the system, or how children will challenge incorrect decisions made about them using the AI.   Children seeking safety deserve care and protection — not to have their future decided by a black-box AI system.  Join us in calling on the Home Secretary to immediately halt the plans for the use of Facial Age Estimation technology on asylum-seeking children until its legality, accuracy, fairness and impact on children's rights can be independently proven and fully scrutinised.

I am sharing this because I have seen first-hand how difficult the process can be for victims of sexual assault. The long waiting times, lack of clear communication and limited support can leave people feeling anxious, isolated and unheard. No one should have to go through something traumatic and then be left waiting months without answers or proper support. This petition is about improving the system so victims feel protected, informed and supported throughout.

Even though renters’ tenancy deposits must be legally protected by a government-approved scheme, too many of us aren’t getting all the money that is rightfully ours when we move. Generation Rent estimates 296,000 renter households could be losing out on hundreds of pounds every year. Parts of the system work well. On average, those of us who challenge landlords’ claims on our deposits through protection schemes get 79% of our deposit back. But few of us get this far. Of renters whose landlords make unfair claims on their deposit at the end of the tenancy, just 1 in 5 raise a dispute with the deposit scheme. Some of us don’t know that it’s ultimately up to the tenant to claim the money, which can mean we run out of time to get it back. Others worry that the dispute process will be unfair or take too long - at a time when we need the money back quickly.  And some landlords actively pressure renters to settle for less than they deserve, by exaggerating their claims, refusing to deal with the deposit scheme or simply not protecting the deposit in the first place. While renters can take legal action if our deposit is not protected and get compensation, this can be a slow process with large upfront costs. And even if a claim for imaginary damage is ultimately rejected by the deposit scheme, there is no cost to the landlord for trying to get away with this. The way the system works makes this bad behaviour easier. Some schemes let the landlord hold on to the money themselves, while paying to insure it, which means dodgy ones can hold the entire deposit hostage while negotiations or adjudication takes place.  Making it the landlord’s responsibility to make a claim soon after the tenancy ends and return unclaimed cash to the tenant as soon as possible, will make moving home a lot less stressful. Scrapping the insurance-backed schemes completely, and holding all renters’ deposits in the remaining custodial schemes, would make it easier to update the rules and ultimately return the money to its rightful owner. And imposing fines on landlords who repeatedly get exaggerated claims rejected by the deposit schemes would shut down that behaviour and get money back into renters’ pockets quicker.

Brixton Market as we know it could disappear.  Brixton’s markets are the heart of our community. For decades, they have acted as hubs for independent businesses. These businesses have brought together people, cultures and heritage and driven Brixton's local economy.  But, private equity developers are now trying to buy Brixton Village and Market Row. This could mean the evicting of our local independent traders, hiked rents, and Brixton Market filled with faceless multinational chains.  We have been working on a counter-bid to compete with private equity bidders, but to our surprise, the bidding window is now ending on Monday, 22nd June. But we are fighting back, and we need your help!  Local traders from the market are launching an emergency community bid to bring the market into democratic ownership.  But we need to show how many of us stand behind this. Sign this petition to support Brixton markets staying independent. Find out more about this campaign, and how you can support further here: https://www.instagram.com/advocacyacademy/ https://www.instagram.com/btcassociation/ If you wish to, you can also support us by donating here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/buy-back-brixton?attribution_id=al%3Aa9d53cc2-5b0a-42d4-9458-6c533d7a1a84&lang=en_GB&ts=1781609113&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_content=amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link 

Just days ago, Elon Musk used his massive platform X to offer far-right thugs a powerful digital megaphone to organise masked mobs in Belfast, destroying local businesses and leaving foreign-born NHS heroes barricaded in their homes. Then, that same week, Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. Keir Starmer’s big fix? A social media ban for under-16s that barely scratches the surface. Australia's ban shows it's a useless, unworkable sticking plaster. Worse, it lets tech bosses off the hook for the damage they cause to our mental health, safety, and democracy. Right now, tech giants hide behind a huge legal loophole. They claim they are just "neutral hosts," not publishers, pretending they don't choose or push what we see. But they do. Their algorithms are designed to promote outrage and conspiracy because that’s what makes these unaccountable tech billionaires richer — leaving everyday citizens to foot the bill for the real-world damage they cause. We can blow this loophole apart. Cross-party MPs have just signed a letter to the Prime Minister demanding emergency laws to make these tech bosses legally and financially liable when they cause harm. If thousands of us back them right now, we can force the PM to act. Sign the urgent petition to the PM to demand he holds Big Tech accountable – before we deliver it to No 10.