Oaken Wood, an ancient woodland in Kent, is under threat. Gallagher's and Kent County Council want to turn it into a quarry. Yet this is the home of protected species, such as dormice and various fungis. Trees aged over 100 years old would need to be vanquished to acquire ragstone for so-called building and road making purposes. Please help support this cause and show your disapproval. You can also join the Facebook group here.

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.

I cannot believe a recent policy to do something about climate change has been reversed before the new PM takes office. We're in the middle of the worst heatwave in the UK, the new PM couldn't get his timing any worse. He should be thinking of our new generation who have no power to save the planet. 

We ask SEGRO to demonstrate that it can be a responsible neighbour by taking immediate action to reduce the impact of this development on our communities. Residents of Park Street, Frogmore and neighbouring communities are experiencing unacceptable levels of dust and noise arising from the massive earthworks being undertaken as part of SEGRO’s freight warehouse development. During prolonged periods of dry weather, more than 100 items of heavy construction machinery are operating across this enormous site. The resulting orange-yellow dust regularly drifts across nearby homes, covering cars, windows, patios, garden furniture and plants. Residents are spending considerable time and money cleaning their properties, and with windows and doors open during hot weather, dust is entering people’s homes. We recognise that development has been approved and construction will continue. However, we believe that nearby residents should not have to suffer avoidable environmental impact.

We have moved several times and felt the  process was archaic and stressful. It can and should be a streamlined process that protects the buyers and ensures purchasing a house can occur over a shorter period - not take months and months, when potentially the buyers can lose thousands of pounds and have to start all over again. The vendor should prepare via a solicitor and Estate Agent a house sale pack, which the buyers solicitors would review to ensure all is inorder, then the sale would be agreed - simple. It works in Scotland. Please sign this petition to start a review into the current process that is inadequate, does not protect potential buyers and results in a lengthy, stressful procedure to purchase a house.

A person who is found by a court to have knowingly made a false allegation or deliberately fabricated evidence can cause irreversible damage to another person’s reputation, career, mental health, relationships and livelihood. Just as safeguarding measures exist to help protect potential victims in other contexts, there should also be proportionate measures where a court has determined that an individual intentionally made a false allegation or fabricated evidence. This proposal is not intended to discourage genuine victims from reporting crimes. Most reports of serious offences are made in good faith, and victims must continue to feel able to come forward without fear. Instead, this petition seeks accountability only in cases where a court has found beyond reasonable doubt that an allegation was deliberately false or that evidence was intentionally fabricated. Justice depends on protecting both genuine victims and innocent people wrongly accused. Michael’s Law would recognise that both deserve equal protection under the law.

Too many people are falling through the cracks with regards to mental health and the learning disability criteria. There is a huge grey area between the ones that meet the criteria, and the ones that fall just outside. A psychologist explained that in a line of 100 people, 1 & 2 meeting the learning disability criteria to number 100 - being, let's say, of mainstream intellect. If anyone scores outside the 1 & 2 criteria, even if they score a 3 or 4, they are not deemed to have a learning disability. This is where the system needs to be changed.  These people are extremly vulnerable to explotation and manipulation. It's just really not fair. They get caught in a system that fails to provide the necessary support to keep them safe simply because their learning challenges don't fit into the narrow definitions currently in place. By signing this petition, you are helping to bring attention to the need for a change in identifying learning disabilities, ensuring that everyone has the right to the support necessary for a successful and fulfilling life. Please, join me in advocating for a system that meets the needs of all individuals by lending your signature. Natalie Winstanley Petition Starter

This site has been vacant for almost 20 years. Lambeth Council gave generous permission to build flats here some time ago but the landowners have not started work and have left the site derelict. The location attracts graffiti and flytipping and is an eyesore.  The site is privately owned and the Council cannot simply direct work to happen. But it does have influence and enforcement powers.  If discussion with the landowner does not yield results, the Council should consider compulsory purchase to secure and clean up the site and to get homes built as soon as possible.

Thousands of Bearsden and Milngavie residents are currently cut off from Glasgow's growing network of safe, segregated cycle routes because two short sections of missing infrastructure leave the area disconnected from the city. The Glasgow City Region City Deal has delivered high-quality cycle routes across Glasgow. By the end of this summer, it will be possible to cycle safely from George Square to Kessington Road using a combination of segregated Avenues, the Forth & Clyde Canal, the Kelvin Walkway and quiet residential streets. Yet most Bearsden and Milngavie residents still have no safe route to access this network. Key arterial roads such as the A81/Milngavie Road remain significant barriers for anyone who is not a confident cyclist. Cyclists using these roads often report close passes from drivers, speeding and distracted driving - so it's understandable why so many choose to drive short trips instead.  The solution is to complete the remaining sections of the Bearsway cycle route - approximately 900 metres through Hillfoot and a further 600 metres connecting to Milngavie town centre. Watch this excellent video which explains the history and benefits of this route:  https://youtu.be/YtR3YqwKEYc?si=2fRlewe03Ax2gndp&t=180 This could then be linked up with Bearsden Cross, creating a network between homes, schools, workplaces and leisure.  Completing just 1.5 kilometres of missing infrastructure would connect local residents directly to more than 270 kilometres of planned traffic-free and low-traffic routes across Glasgow. It would provide safer transport options for commuting, education, shopping and leisure, while supporting healthier lifestyles and reducing congestion. Where safe cycle lanes have been built, there has been a huge uptick in people cycling: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/13887/Cycling-trips-surge-by-43-as-Glasgow-s-active-travel-network-grows - in spite of our wet climate.  https://oursafestreets.substack.com/p/the-weathers-too-bad-to-cycle-in Funding could be sought through Scottish Government Active Travel programmes, significantly reducing the cost to East Dunbartonshire Council. These funds are ring-fenced for active travel, so can not be spent elsewhere - we're missing out by not bidding on it!  We call on East Dunbartonshire Council to prioritise completion of the remaining sections of Bearsway and deliver a continuous, safe cycle connection between Bearsden, Milngavie and Glasgow's wider active travel network.