• Aggressive brain tumour treatment frequently delayed for disabled people.
    Because otherwise this sets a precedent for the NHS denying treatment for certain groups.
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    Created by Bea Leighton
  • Make the notorious Beck Street crossing safe for pedestrians
    For staff and frequent visitors in nearby buildings, it has been well-known for years that the green man signal here is dangerously misrepresentative. However, to those pedestrians unfamiliar with this crossing, to children, to people with health conditions and impairments, and to the elderly - being able to place trust in the safety of a green man signal is vital. We have been raising this issue with the Road Safety department at the City Council, Cllr Jon Collins who's ward the crossing is in, and Nottinghamshire Police who are responsible for enforcement (but not road safety design itself) over several years now. Drivers making this turn are paying attention only to the two oncoming lanes of traffic. On accelerating into a gap in the traffic they are upon the pedestrian crossing immediately since it runs immediately alongside Huntingdon Street. If they see a pedestrian on the crossing at this stage, stopping means halting sideways on in two lanes of on-coming traffic. In June 2018 I was hit by a car making this illegal turn on the crossing, with green man on. The accident could easily have been much worse. Next time, it may well be. Drivers are able to make this illegal manoeuvre with impunity, and it is a fatal accident waiting to happen. In September 2018 footfall across this junction will increase several times over, with the opening of a second university building across the junction, splitting NTU's Confetti Campus across Beck Street - resulting in hundreds more pedestrian journeys over this lethal crossing daily. The Council are well aware of this issue and have chosen in their statement in June 2018 to prioritise the potential inconvenience to traffic over the safety of pedestrians. "Options for making changes at this junction would unfortunately lead to traffic congestion and delays" said Nottingham City Council on 26 June. This position is no longer (nor has even been) acceptable and we ask for an immediate reassessment of pedestrian safety at the junction and measures to solve the problem of traffic persistently turning right through a green man signal. References: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/death-dangerous-city-centre-crossing-1738515#ICID=sharebar_facebook https://nottstv.com/programme/meet-the-locals-campaigning-for-better-signage-at-one-nottingham-junction-26-06-18/ *Photo by Angela Ward of the Nottingham Post.
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    Created by Lee Garland
  • UK must ban wild animals in circuses
    As animals are endowed with emotions, they feel fear and pain. They weave strong social bonds and as we wish only to live free. We therefore strongly oppose the exploitation and suffering of animals for our "entertainment". And so ask you to put in place a ban on circuses with animals in our communes. During the off-season, the animals stay in transport boxes, stables or even in trucks or trailers. Few circuses have the means or the will to invest in adapted shelters that will only serve a few months a year. This confinement has devastating physical and psychological consequences. An American study reveals that captive elephants spend about a quarter of their day shaking their heads or swinging compulsively, while bears roam their cages back and forth. Animals used by circuses are constantly transported from one representation to another in an environment where their most basic needs can not be met. More than 90% of the time, they are locked up in cattle wagons, or dreary temporary enclosures, and can be beaten and punished as part of inhumane training methods. This is not an entertainment. Animals in circuses are deprived of all that is natural and important to them. Their mental equilibrium is broken and they are isolated, chained, alone, degraded and idle. Behaviors such as pacing, biting bars, circling and self-mutilation are common in show animals. It is now recognized that this neurotic behavior is caused by captivity and an artificial lifestyle. All animals held in circuses have specific needs. Some, like lions, need a warm climate; others, like bears, have a cooler climate. All need space, activities, social connections, water and food in sufficient quantity. In circuses, they have none of that. They are locked in transport cages or narrow pens from which they only go out to make their number. Because animals do not naturally ride a bicycle, do not stand on their heads, do not balance on balloons or do not jump through fire hoops, coaches use whips, tight necklaces, muzzle , electric batons, chop sticks ("bull hock") and other painful tools to force them to perform their show. Physical punishment has long been the standard method of training for animals in circuses. Animals in captivity are known to "crack" under pressure. There have been dozens of documented human deaths and injuries attributable to animals held in circuses or other captive environments.  In their places, we would rather not rather live FREE with the risks that that entails but to take advantage of our freedom, surrounded by ours or then to live a life of loneliness in a cage, traversing kilometers and kilometers in trucks, to execute tricks for the good will of the trainers, be subject to their wills and make tricks against nature such as sit on his buttocks for an elephant which can cause serious internal injuries. Is it not better to encourage species conservation programs in the countries of origin of these animals and to show very beautiful reports to children and adults wishing to discover these animals in their natural environment? Far from being only a social debate, the presence of animals in circuses also makes cities responsible for their obligation to enforce the legislation in force. Also, we wanted to remind you that scientific studies agree that their detention in circuses is contrary to the physiological needs of wild animals.
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    Created by Digriz Digriz
  • Umbilical cord donation
    The umbilical cord can be matched with a child to use in cancer treatment and any other medical treatments.
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    Created by Nicola Holling
  • keep our public transport in Stoke-On-Trent
    On the 22nd July D&G bus Ltd are planning to cease providing transport to some of our towns within the city. The routes that will be affected are: * Service 2a, which runs from Birches head to Hanley, Festival park Newcastle and Westbury park, will be withdrawn completely; * The number 8 Hanley to Norton service, which runs via Smallthorne, will no longer operate on Sundays and bank holidays; *The number 20 from Hanley to Bentilee, Coalville. Meir and Longton will terminate at Coalville and wont run at all on Sundays; *Services 21A and 23A which operates between Hanley and Trentham Gardens will be withdrawn; *Services A, B and C linking Stone. Walton, Cherryfields Stonefield and Aston Lodge will also be axed. These services are used by Families for days out and shopping purposes. the elderly use these also for shopping purposes and to socialise, and many people use these services to travel to and from work. As taxis can be costly many people will lose out; The elderly may become more lonely as for a lot of people it's the only time they get out and see people, families will not be able to take trips into Hanley to visit the beautiful parks etc. and people may be forced to give up their employment. Also the people that use the services to go to the markets and supermarkets would have to use the smaller shops in their area which don't always stock everything they need and can prove more costly. please support us by signing this petition and help stop the cuts the bus companies are making to our dwindling public transport.
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    Created by Claire Slater
  • War disablement pensions
    It is not morally right that those injured during their service to their country should be denied their awards
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    Created by Chris Duggan
  • Action indoor sports Whitchurch airport
    It's the last building left of the old Whitchurch airport .& is well used buy the local community. And it is of historical value . And I also think it should be given a grade listed status
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    Created by Bernard Parker
  • Preserve Shoreham by Sea Public Library
    This building is a classic piece of mid twentieth century architecture. It beautifully complements the historic and verdant churchyard adjacent. If it closes as a library, which we hope it will not, then it would make a first class art gallery, which Shoreham desperately needs.
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    Created by Geoff Lowe
  • Clamp cars that park in disabled parking spaces
    The amount of people who park in a diabled space without a blue badge is disgusting. People who need to use the space due to a disability often have to park away from the entrance and struggle to the shop, all because someone to lazy to park in an appropriate bay has parked in a disabled space. Any money raised will help fund charities who desperately need the funds to help with people with disabilities across the country.
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    Created by Marc Grimston
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    Created by Andy Hill
  • Ban the sale of plastic straws in the United Kingdom
    It is severely effecting the welfare of animals in the sea and in the wild. It is a great step to ruling out single use plastics in the United Kingdom.
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    Created by Nathan Groce Picture
  • Permanent Scottish Environmental Protection Agency in Grangemouth
    To liase interact and to be on hand when industry breaches the regulations and to assist and inform both the public and industry as needed in Grangemouth .
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    Created by Steven Aitkenhead