As Swanscombe residents, we know only too well that parking in the local area can be extremely challenging on a daily basis. With an ever increasing population due to mass development in the surrounding areas, bringing an increase in commuters using the local train station and an increase in use of local amenities, the demand for parking has never been higher.  With on-street parking at such a premium, residents, businesses, employees, community groups and visitors regularly rely on our local car park in The Grove, Swanscombe to alleviate the issues surrounding the frequent lack of on-street parking. Many local residents, businesses and community venues in the immediate vicinity to The Grove, do not have the luxury of private off-street parking and will often utilise The Grove public car park, particularly overnight and at weekends.  If Swanscombe and Greenhithe town council's proposal to introduce a significant increase in daily charges, new overnight and weekend tariffs, all managed via ANPR cameras, go ahead, we fear that, not only will further demand for on-street parking increase dramatically, resulting in residents having nowhere to park due to the car park becoming an unaffordable option, but we also risk - * Public safety, particularly for more vulnerable groups in our community and particularly after dark. *Accessibility risk - for emergency vehicles, for refuse collections due to increase in on-street parking. *Increase in illegal and dangerous parking due to lack of space to park safely and legally. *Negative community cohesion due to disputes over parking. *Businesses and community groups suffering as a result of staff, customer and visitor parking issues. We realise and appreciate that SGTC need to raise funds, with their finances falling into disarray, however this should NOT be at  expense of local residents, businesses, community groups, visitors etc. We understand that SGTC will reconsider these proposals and ask that throughout your re-evaluation, you take on-board all of our concerns and treat this proposal with the time, care and consideration it deserves and not to make knee-jerk decisions over something so potentially impactful and detrimental to the local area and it's residents.  Thank you.

This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy landowner - Edinburgh-based retired corporate financier Richard Oliphant of that Ilk - forcing the community to follow archaic land laws. These laws mean that the Glenelg to Skye ferry and tearoom - who employ a large number of the local population - have to give millionaire land owner 5% of it's annual income. But it gets worse; these outdated laws also say that the payment for each new year can't be less than the previous year. It means that even though bad weather lowered earnings this year, Oliphant of that Ilk will still receive £10,000 because a great tourist season last year meant they had to pay him that much. It's an absolutely ridiculous situation, that is putting this amazing community asset at risk. As a Skye resident that first used this ferry crossing back in 1958 I'm appalled that these historic laws are putting it at risk. I'm calling for Scottish politicians to step in and change the rules to support this incredible ferry.

Forest Poultry Ltd is trying to build a battery farm near Ripon capable of holding 360 thousand chickens. We call upon North Yorkshire council to reject this application Alongside the objections to battery farms, this proposal would land a small village with problems of air quality, traffic, and  the impact on the landscape  We call upon North Yorkshire to consider the inconsistencies and missing information within the planning application; the environmental and animal welfare issues this proposal  They don’t want the stench of the ammonia of 2.7 million chickens on their doorstep, polluting their water, and neither do us.  They don’t want cheap chicken grown through cruelty in their neighbourhoods compromising our way of life; neither do we. Join us in saying no to battery farms near Ripon.  North Yorkshire is full of small villages at threat of having their green fields turned into factories for big companies.  We don't want their cruelty or them damaging our land and water.

We ask that the local community is formally consulted; alternative community, charitable, heritage and pilgrimage uses are considered; the historic ownership and circumstances in which the church and land were provided are properly investigated; and the Friends of St. Rufin’s and other interested groups are given a reasonable opportunity to put forward an alternative to sale. St. Rufin's Church is a simple, peaceful and charming building, erected for community use by residents of Burston, and licensed in 1859 for worship. Based on or near the site of a previous ancient church, Pilgrims along the Two Saints Way continue to visit as they did in ancient times to the place which is historically claimed to have been the site of the martyring of Rufin, in the 7th century. As the only community building in the village, continually cared for by villagers during its existence, the permanent loss of this historic building would be mourned by visitors, worshipers, historians and the local community alike.

Walton & Hersham FC has become one of Elmbridge's biggest community success stories. Since 2019, the club has grown beyond recognition, providing football and community activities for thousands of children, families and supporters across the borough and beyond. Yet despite this success, Places for People and Elmbridge Borough Council continue to prevent the club from making even basic improvements to The Hub. The club has been unable to install covered spectator areas, terracing, ‘proper’ floodlights for evening matches or a scoreboard. It also receives no income from bar sales at its own stadium. These ongoing restrictions are holding back a club that is bringing enormous value to the local community. For many local families, Walton & Hersham FC is more than just a football club. Our children play here, our friends volunteer here, and hundreds of local people attend matches every week. It has become a genuine community hub. The first team now competes in National League South, just two promotions away from the Football League, which is an incredible achievement for a community club. Yet instead of receiving support to match that ambition, it continues to face unnecessary barriers. Other councils actively support their local football clubs because they recognise the economic, social and community benefits they bring. Elmbridge should do the same. We are calling on Elmbridge Borough Council and Places for People to: 1. Approve reasonable stadium improvements, including spectator terracing, covered standing areas, floodlights and a scoreboard, subject to normal planning and safety requirements. 2. Agree a fair commercial arrangement that allows Walton & Hersham FC to benefit from matchday bar and hospitality income generated at The Hub.  3. Develop a joint long-term stadium strategy with the club, setting out how The Hub can continue to serve the community while supporting the club's future ambitions. 4. Treat Walton & Hersham FC as a strategic community asset, recognising the thousands of local people who benefit from its youth, women's, grassroots and senior football programmes. Walton & Hersham FC has demonstrated what can be achieved through ambition, volunteers and community spirit. It is now time for the organisations responsible for The Hub to match that ambition by working with the club, not against it, to secure a thriving future for football in Elmbridge.

St Mary’s Church, built by local people, to serve as the ‘mother church’ of Kirkintilloch, has stood, majestically, at the very heart of the town, for over a century.  Worshippers have shared their time, talents and resources in this fine building for the greater glory of God.  St Mary’s has been a place where life’s highest and lowest moments have been marked by many thousands over the years, both within the Parish and beyond. St Mary’s beautiful building has always warmly welcomed worshippers to services and wider audiences for performances and events. Incorporating superbly crafted furniture and artworks, St Mary’s is also notable for its remarkable collection of stained and painted glass windows, gifted to the building and admired as among the most significant in any Scottish church.  Now the Church of Scotland has decided to close St Mary’s and to sell the building off. If you want to help save St Mary’s for its congregation and for future generations in Kirkintilloch, please sign this petition. Please also guide others to sign this petition and encourage as many of your family and friends as you can to sign up. Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you.

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 original design intent.  We urge that: • Building Standards are not used as an excuse for a pastiche or a compromise 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 building’s 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, which 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.  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.

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.

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.

Falmouth needs this car park, and for it to sit almost empty and unused during peak shopping hours is a disgrace. The removal of this bollard will also facilitate easier access for the elderly, disabled and young mums who currently have to struggle through the streets laden with shopping bags or pushing buggies. The small car parks, such as The Moor and Well Lane are restricted on spaces, and the larger long stay car parks such as Grove Place and Town Quarry which are situated at either end of the town, are not that accessible if you have baggage or mobility problems. Local Businesses want it removed, and so do locals. Please help keep the High Streets of Falmouth alive, and support local traders.

I recently bought an audiobook that turned out to be AI generated. It was terribly written and the information was utter nonsense. The listing for the book didn’t indicate that it was AI. I suspected it was from the quality, and searching online eventually confirmed it. I managed to get a refund but it wasn’t easy because the book hadn’t violated any of the seller’s rules. This would have been avoided if the book was labelled as AI generated. This situation is unfortunately getting more common. Mandated labelling would give people the ability to choose which materials to consume and what to spend their money on. It would make it harder for scam “creators” to make money by pretending to be genuine, and allow people to make informed decisions about who and what to support. It could also protect the value and status of artists and creatives.