For the health and well being of all staff, also properly paid for the actual hours they work, when salaried they are getting well below the minimum wage Chefs have to work 12/16 hours a day and especially if they are Michelin starred, lack of sleep , lack of breaks and daily pressures have an extreme detrimental effect on them with lots of them turning to supplements (caffeine red bull pro plus) but also what is very common is amphetamines. This year I was made aware of a famous chef near London, where staff started at 6 and finished at 12/1. Some staff were even taking some of the veg up to their rooms to prep for the morning. There seems to be no rules governing hours and conditions in this industry. In France because of the unions chefs are only allowed to work 8 hours a day

Lets cut down on what goes into land fill, less to go into transporting of rubbish and better for environment.

The country is groaning under the weight of its obesity problem, with numbers of diet related diseases reaching epidemic proportions. The impact on the physical and mental well being of the population and the practical and financial cost to the NHS is an increasing concern. Removing the A 'level will further erode the status of food as a subject, it will become a vocational, craft option and uptake at GCSE by academic students will fall. It will be difficult to inspire the next generation of dieticians, nutritionists, food scientists and teachers. Trainee teachers will avoid specialising in a subject which lacks the job satisfaction and rigour of teaching sixth form and will become science teachers instead. Teaching hours and budgets will fall and there will be a shortage of specialist teachers to show children how to cook healthy, nutritious meals. The population will continue to turn to ready prepared convenience food and the spiral of obesity will continue completely unchecked. The government's response is that other routes exist for students wanting to pursue a career in catering - that is absolutely true - however these vocational courses do not provide a route for academic students through to university. They also say that Food Technology is not fit for purpose and again they are correct! Food technology was created 24 years ago to shoehorn food into the new Design & Technology suite, focusing on food as a material alongside paper, textiles and wood to design and make products for a profit. The sooner food is removed from Technology and celebrated for the multifaceted subject that it is, the better! A rigorous A ‘level which explores how to manipulate the physical and nutritional functions of food to create healthy dishes for a range of people would be invaluable for inspiring the next generation of nutritionists, dieticians and food teachers. It would also ensure there will be fully qualified food teachers ready to teach the next generation how and what to cook!

An import surcharge was imposed on solar panels some years ago, ostensibly to protect solar installation companies (presumably by trying to prevent people doing their own installations; the installation companies claimed this would damage their business (!)) The government is removing the subsidies provided for renewable energy installations. My belief is that if they're doing this then the surcharge on solar panel imports should also be removed. If the government is genuinely committed to the introduction of renewables then the import surcharge should be removed, especially as the government is drastically reducing subsidies on renewables. The surcharge was aimed primarily at Chinese imports... somewhat odd as the building of new nuclear power stations is now going to involve Chinese companies to a great extent.

Some ex pat are living in misery because of this ruling.

This is an important environmental issue to help save the planet and reduce landfill and make crisp and snack providers responsible for waste they indirectly create.

It is coming up to that time of year again when fireworks will be sold in shops for the general public to buy. After hearing of too many horrific stories which include fireworks which involve pranks which may of gone wrong and fireworks used for animal abuse, I have decided to try and make fireworks illegal once and for all. Fireworks are an explosive and I don't think they should be on sale for the general public to purchase, make fireworks illegal unless at an organised firework display.

The 2 convenience shops in my village of Lochinver (IV27)are expensive & limited to what they can sell. I myself am disabled and cannot drive,as a lot of other people in the various communities around Sutherland don't have time to go driving 37miles to Ullapool (Tesco) or Tesco & Asda in Tain or Dingwall,approx 50-60miles away !!Even if people could get one of only 2 buses a day to Tesco,Ullapool,its not possible to get frozen products home in sufficient time.I have lived in another village in past years with a longer distance than where I have been now for 4 yes,it's EXTREMELY UNFAIR, especially when they charge for delivery anyway,it's not a free service we need.

Those who want to retire have the choice

The Playground facilities on School Avenue (opposite the chip shop) are in a dangerous condition. They are in a poor state of repair, lack a safety gate and have a slippery 'trip-hazard' cattle-grid. West Rainton Parish Council has a precept of £25,160 (raised by council tax contributions). The remit of local councils includes "Recreation – provision of recreation grounds, public walkways, pleasure grounds, open spaces, village greens, gymnasiums, playing fields" (source: http://www.localgov.co.uk/Parish-council-responsibilities/29135). To date ALL equipment has been purchased by volunteers on the West Rainton & Leamside Playscheme group (The Playscheme Group). A Capital Fund to the value of £250k has been set up for the benefit of the village. Applications for this particular fund closes on Saturday 14 November. The Playscheme Group want to make an application for some of this money. Further fund pots are available however co-operation of the West Rainton Parish Council is required. On the 15th October The Playscheme Group will address the West Rainton Parish Council to ask for their support. The Parish Council are the owners of the land so their written permission to develop the land in writing is required. Long-term maintenance and insurance costs of the Playground is also under consideration. We ask you to sign this petition to show your support for The Playscheme Group in their improvement of this community facility.

I can not refuse to pay due to my credit score being effected so I have to pay. I am with Vodafone at the moment and I am lucky if I get 3G. The service is poor and will have to stay in contract for the 2 year duration. Something needs to change.

The bridge is shared with the railway line and the path takes walkers and cyclists and even people who are on a short walk over the bridge. When you reach the middle of the bridge you can experience one of, if not THE best view in Britain. If the Council close the path it means that the cycle trail becomes irrelevant and we, like many families, used the trail to take our children on their first 'long' cycle ride as there is no traffic, only walkers and other cyclists. Without the bridge there will be an eighteen mile detour on the main road into Barmouth. This bridge is part of our heritage and should have protected status