Fitzalan Square suffers from poor air quality due to traffic pollution. The London Plane trees are particularly effective at removing pollutants from traffic-heavy areas like this in the city centre. The trees are one of the few things of beauty in a Square currently noted for its ugly betting shops, proliferation of litter and intrusive advertising boards. The trees provide a great deal of biodiversity to the square including birds and insects which would be lost despite the planting of new saplings. The Tree Condition survey, written by the Council's tree manager, states "Removal of these four trees will have a significant impact on the immediate area. The city centre has the lowest percentage tree cover in Sheffield and there are relatively few large trees within the area. Visually, the trees provide a natural living feature that helps to soften the harsh lines of the existing built environment. The trees play an important role in trapping and removing pollutants from the surrounding air as well as providing dappled shade for users of the square. The canopies also help to break up wind movement that may otherwise funnel between the buildings. All four trees are well established with a significant potential longevity. All are considered to be in their prime. " Paving problems could easily be solved using flexi-pave. Important links Read the full plans and object to the proposal here. https://planningapps.sheffield.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=OX1IUENYM0500 Read the Star article here https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/council-reveals-more-details-of-plans-to-freshen-up-sheffield-s-public-spaces-1-8799661#comments-area Background to Fitzalan Square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzalan_Square

There have been two major accidents on this stretch of the A6 in the past few weeks - so severe that air ambulances were required. Drivers routinely speed on this narrow stretch of road, a hazard which is exacerbated suicidally by their tendency to use the right-hand turning reservation into Park Lane (MK44 1LX) for overtaking, and the almost total lack of visibility from the Templars Way junction (MK44 1PZ) leftward, owing to vegetation and crash barriers, when trying to cross the dual carriageway to turn right. In addition, supercar events and similar gatherings at the Sharnbrook Hotel regularly result, despite the hotel's best efforts in putting up warning signage and safety tape, in fast cars using this stretch of the A6 (as well as surrounding residential roads) as their personal racetrack. There *will* be death on this stretch of road if the relevant agency does not act decisively to slow the traffic down and to ensure that those who persist in driving irresponsibly are systematically caught, fined, and, if necessary, banned.

We believe that our new bridge is a unique opportunity to bring pride to our city and shout about our achievements. The current suggestions do not reflect the city or its people. The current proposed names are Lumen Point Northern Spire The Prism

There is high parking demand in the Surrenden area. Within easy walking distance of the main A23 and Preston Park Station, non-resident commuters have parked for free in local streets for many years. Around 7,000 pupils and staff attend local schools. The recent implementation of controlled parking zones in nearby streets has added significantly to these pressures by displacing large numbers of non-resident commuter, commercial and recreational vehicles seeking long-stay parking from streets elsewhere in Brighton. Parking for local residents is now very hard to find. Pedestrians and school children are placed at risk, crossing busy roads between high-sided vehicles and finding corners, crossings, ramps and corners obscured by poorly parked cars. Action needs to be taken soon.

Sign the petition to show Blackpool council that they should allow homeless people to take shelter in Blackpool Foyer during the winter season.Homelessness in Blackpool is getting higher and higher, and there are 38 empty flats that are clearly available. For three years now the Blackpool Foyer has been closed,which has 38 flats that can be used to accommodate young homeless people between the age of 16 to 24 during the winter season.The Blackpool Foyer can be very useful over the winter period rather than an empty building with no purpose. I seriously think Blackpool Council should be considering using the building to help the homeless in partnership with Great Places Housing Group and other organisations.

Dunstable is a historic market town and the charter belongs to the people not the council. We, the people wish to preserve our market and return it to the thriving trade centre it used to be. Generations of traders have kept the tradition alive and they are central to our community. This isn't about money, it is about the ethos of Dunstable as a market town. We demand that the council fulfil the will of the people and preserve the market in its current format and work to promote it and attract new traders.

Because there has been a pub in Tunstall Village since 1828 and no body wants to see that disappear, knowing it would never come back. The recent ownerships of the pub have not been suitable to the business, so the pub has struggled. The community wants to have a say in the future of this asset, and how it is run.

1. Noise Pollution – we are currently being woken some morning at 5am and 6am with deliveries and very loud trucks passing our houses – this is unacceptable. 2. Parking – Currently the residents have always been allowed to use the parking space outside Travis Perkins, both in the evenings and at weekends when the yard is closed. If this planning application is passed, there will no longer be enough parking on this road for the residents, never mind their visitors. 3. Turning – most incoming traffic heads to the bottom of Elm Grove and turns around – its safe and doesn’t cause a nuisance to anyone. If Travis Perkins extend its boundaries to take over this excess space, how do all cars, trucks, articulated lorries (HUGE!), ambulances, fire engines, care in the community vans (of which there are a lot) turn around in this tiny residential street? As we have seen, some of these huge articulated lorries have had to reverse out of the street, potentially damaging parked cars, setting off car alarms, etc. 4. Emergency Services - there are quite a few mature but ill residents on our street who require collection by ambulance, taxis and care in the community vans to take them to hospital and various appointments – if the road is backed up with trucks and vans, how long before there is a danger to life? 5. Volume of excess business – if Travis Perkins gets permission to extend, this will potentially extend the size of their offering and therefore business going forward, which means even more large vehicles than currently, up to 10 large articulated trucks a day – damaging the street which isn’t built for this weight and potential damage to parked vehicles. 6. Knock-on effect – if Travis Perkins extends, the knock-on effect regarding parking will affect all neighbouring roads and businesses as people will have to go further afield to park their cars, thus potentially endangering them if they have to walk back to their cars or homes late at night, and also putting their cars in danger of being stolen if not in a secure spot. 7. Parking permits – Trafford Council recently carried out a survey on Elm Grove and all neighbouring roads as to the viability of parking permits due to excess parking during the day, at a very large cost to the Council and ultimately us, the tax and council tax payers. If permission to extend is granted, that survey is null and void as the responses will be based on the current configuration of our roads and not on the proposed extension, which takes up the excess parking space we all use. The street cannot cope with the increase in HGV's on the street - please look at this footage and you can see the size of the HGV's that thunder down this road. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lorries-battling-up-quiet-cul-13910520#comments-section

With today's threat of terror attacks, it is absolutely vital that Westfield Stratford City has sufficient security staff to implement a safe, co-ordinated evacuation in the event of an emergency. On Saturday 11th November, my 70 year Mother was injured and separated from my 2 young children when they were caught up in a stampede of mass panic, as thousands of people ran for their lives following an incident at the centre. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/westfield-stratford-mass-panic-as-shopping-centre-evacuated-in-fire-alert-a3688671.html

Over the last three years, volunteers have brought a disused and derelict Council plant nursery in the heart of Buxton back to life. We have grand designs for its future. We already demonstrate good horticultural practice, develop skills and confidence, offer a therapeutic setting for people of all ages and abilities, grow produce, provide education and training, and organise events accessible for all. We can do more. With a secure footing - a long-term lease on the current site and original stone-built workshops and stores - Serpentine Community Farm could extend its activities, enriching individual and community life. Instead, a plan formulated by the High Peak Borough Council Executive Team to raise cash from residential development of the site jeopardises all the work and effort of the volunteers. We urge High Peak Borough Council to safeguard, support and save Serpentine Community Farm.

It is important to our business and customers to have access to an outside area

You are aware that the old library in Prestatyn current home to Artisans Collective CIC is offered for sale by private treaty and initial expressions of interest are invited from occupiers and developers. We have expressed our interest subject to funding, but without a fixed price we can not raise funding. When we took occupation exactly 3 years ago we were fully aware that it could be a short term lease and in fact everything we have done to date has been always with the possibility that we could be given 2 months’ notice at any time. This has proven to be a block on obtaining funding. Originally we wanted to use the building as a sales outlet for local artisan products, but quickly found out that there was a need for something else in the community. We now hold community art as therapy and companionship sessions for older and younger citizens, we have developed Mens shed into a standalone entity, we chair Prestatyn Dementia Friendly Community, host bereavement counselling sessions, and are Kew Gardens North Wales Community hub, plus lots more each week. We are already working closely with Healthy Prestatyn Iach who now occupy Ty Nant and we have a golden opportunity for more social prescribing and de-medicalisation activities between us. We gave a major presentation recently to over 250 people including the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, our work to date was much admired. We have also presented for the Welsh Audit office as an example of best practice and have given dozens of talks for the Older Peoples commissioner and Alzheimer’s society about our work here in Prestatyn, Meliden and surrounding areas. We find it very frustrating that Artisans Collective are recognised and highly regarded locally and nationally but it seems we are not so much within our own county council. A lot of our work is based around the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and we are meeting again with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner’s team in the near future. If the decision to sell the old library is a purely financial decision, may we point out that the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board Well-being Plan (2018 – 2023) states: “The plan focuses on 6 priority areas: 1. The First 1,000 days of life 2. Promoting community hubs 3. Promoting mental well-being for all ages 4. Promoting resilience in older people 5. Promoting environmental resilience 6. Raising resilient and aspirational young people” Link to the document http://conwyanddenbighshirelsb.org.uk/en/well-being-plan/ We currently focus on most of the points above, for the council to effectively close us down would mean that investment by the council would have to be found in the future to facilitate the wellbeing plan in our locality. During the Ty Nant Development Brief Consultation DCC stated: "A joint working group will be set up to take forward discussions on community asset transfer and the potential future uses for existing buildings on the site." "The Brief requires the retention of existing community facilities on site or alternative provision to be made. This could include provision for the occupants of the Old Library." Bangor university researchers are currently working alongside us to quantify and put a value on our 3rd sector voluntary social prescribing activities and we will share the findings in due course.