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Invest in the historic Cambridge market and stop raising feesAs a historic chartered market town this space and these people are fundamental to Cambridge history. There are opportunities to make the place more sustainable, more accessible and to have more of an emphasis on local goods, but most of all it must be viable and fair. Cambridge City Council earns over £700,000 a year from the market, but has invested hardly anything back in for decades. A report last year showed that it is looking to invest money into projects which will produce a return, this is an outstanding candidate. The ongoing prosperity of the market is important to help keep funding services but it is not prospering. Currently the stall coverings are dirty and torn, and traders often have to clean up hypodermic needles and human faeces when they arrive for work on a pitch that they have paid for. There are dozes of empty stalls, graffiti and rotting wooden boards lying around in heaps. If the council keeps raising prices without investing money back in, then the market will die off and traders who have been in the city for decades will lose their livelihood and the city will lose a central part of its heritage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dENnYXKegU16 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Oscar Gillespie
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Greggs: give food to people to share so it doesn't go in binsThis is important to help people have fresh food,so it does not fill up landfill rubbish sites and it also helps people of all cultures to be healthy happy and have fresh food to eat at the table.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tracey Cyster
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Reverse the decision to undertake a split consultation concerning the Horton General Hospital.To allow split consultation would be dangerous - paving the way for an easier path to downgrade acute services at the Horton General Hospital which will have the most dangerous consequences on the residents of the Banbury area.81 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Roofus Delaney
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End Regional Pricing for ElectricityAs my MP (Ian Blackford) has said in Parliament, "This is not about price competition this is about a regulated charge varying from region to region through a price control framework. The reality is that you live in the Highlands and islands, you will pay for the privilege courtesy of doing so by the UK Government. Electricity distribution charges for the North of Scotland are 84% higher than the distribution charges for London. One nation? Whose nation. Not my one. Westminster calls the tune, Highlanders and Islanders pay the price. We pay a high price for transmission charges but we also have a high rate of energy consumption. The Highlands and Islands are noted for windy and wet conditions. It is not unusual for folk in the Highlands having their heating on all year round. Ofgem in a recent study on the matter noted thathouseholds in the North of Scotland, who use electricity for heating would benefit from a cost reduction of about £60 per year if there was a universal network charge. Sixty pounds to someone on a low income, to a pensioner would be a significant impact on their budget. Not only are we faced with high transmission charges but in the Highlands and Islands many consumers will suffer from a lack of choice in energy provision. Most households cannot benefit from a gas grid connection. It is often a choice between electricity and domestic heating oil. With such limitations the last thing we need is price discrimination being foisted upon us by a Westminster Government. Where you live should not result in you being penalised through paying higher network charges." Words are not enough. Now we need to see some action please on this!120 of 200 SignaturesCreated by John Wood
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Stop the refurbishment of Westminster Houses Of ParliamentTo continue with this over blown cost to the public purse alongside the same refurbishment of the Windsor place is obscene. Let’s have Parliament setup in a newly purpose built unit to house MPs & Lords instead of paying for overblown expensive second homes in London; austerity should arrive at this place before anywhere else. This is public money they are spending in favour of themselves again. No one has done a cost analysis in this direction it's not even on the table alongside the proposed works. The public should vote on this or stop it, to deliver the public a better outcome than this. Make houses of parliament a tourist attraction only; money raised to pay for the works and no occupation of the building. Thus self funding it like crowd funding but on the hoof thus the cost would dramatically be reduced to the public.16 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Ashley Richards
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Shock, Horror! Are footballers being forced to leave UK?It is unjust. Only certain people are receiving warning letter of removal. Has Nigel Farage's wife received a letter? Has Nick Clegg's wife received a letter? Has Boris Johnson ( born in New York) received a letter? Have the non-British footballers received letters? These letters are divisive and instill a sense of insecurity. We object to the intimidation and callousness of the Home Office to use people in this way. We deplore the indecisiveness of the Prime Minister and her abusive use of people as pawns in the Brexit negotiations.9 of 100 SignaturesCreated by judy thurlow
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Give Radio SE10 A StudioRadio SE10 has the potential to grow and become a constant voice and tool for students. Community radio brings people together, as we have seen in the last few weeks, around music, discussion. We have already completely filled our weekly schedule, having only fully launched 7 days ago, we provide 25 hours of weekly broadcast time. To grow any larger currently, would require to 2 daily setups, requiring 90 minutes setting up and putting away equipment.3 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Darius Williams
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The NHS NEEDS more fundingAs a front line worker I have witness the 24/7 hard work it provides from the beginning of life right through to the end of life. It is a huge part of all of our communities and a major part of uk citizens lives. Recently the British Red Cross reported the NHS is in a 'humanitarian crisis' it is and the government want to sit back and let it be lost. Majority of the U.K. use this service, once it's lost the majority of the U.K. Will not be able to afford healthcare. Let's fight for our NHS!!!!! Don't let them take it away!!! Healthcare professionals, nurses and Drs are under paid and unable to strike ( not that we want this). The older nurses and Drs have retired, most have left because of the pressures and there isn't enough student intakes to repenish staff shortages Because of money, pressures, fees and childcare. Leaving a massive shortage mixed that with the increase of patients. This extra money will help fund services and new/more staff. So please save our NHS.12 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Hayley Wright
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A6NI to be renamed the Heaney HighwayRenaming the A6 would honour one of NI's most distinguished poets, Seamus Heaney. He took this route often to school & back from home and the region was part & parcel of his early work. His poetry is inclusive, hopeful, reflective and frequently quoted as part of our peace process. Ideally the A6 also can further his wishes for progress and peace. This would tie up very well with the "Wild Atlantic Way" and can benefit the counties in between too. It would be advantageous too for Tourism and as the Heaney Homestead is on this route, also rather appropiate.5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Jane Grant
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Routinely Grit Roads Leading to Boldmere Infant & Junior Schools700 pupils aged 4 to 11 travel to Boldmere Infant and Junior schools every day. The road loop leading to the schools goes downhill, round 2 sharp bends and uphill. When it snows or is icy, this compacts and it's usually the last area to retain ice, making it very hazardous indeed to drive the roads and walk on the pavements. My children and I have slipped countless times, and watched cars skid, even when driving slowly. Many of the houses on these roads do not have driveways so residents and parents park on the road, leading to traffic problems on the school run. Whilst many children walk to school, ice and snow make an already hazardous area even more treacherous and it's only a matter of time before something awful happens. Please sign this petition and ask Birmingham City Council to remove this needless hazard from the lives of 700 children, their care-givers and local residents.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Kathryn Hall
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Do not withdraw the 34/X bus service to Braintree/Great Notley/BockingThere's been hardly or no consultation on its withdrawal and if the Council want to revitalise the High Street in Braintree, it's not going to be very helpful if no one can get there. Not everyone has a car, perhaps disabled or have children so driving isn't always an option. The council has an obligation to provide a means of access to the local town for those old, disabled, unable to drive. If companies are still permitted to put profit before services then Braintree will become a dead town. It's bad enough that empty units are booking shops (I think we have at least 4 of them), numerous charity shops, 2 pathetically sized supermarkets and that's the only reason to visit. The council has its priorities upside down. No customers = no High Street. No public service = more parking requirements. Is there any reason to visit Braintree anymore? The rate it's going it's a dying town and it's all down to the council not promoting the correct priorities. Apparently we're a Portas Town, well other than a few posters, I don't see any appreciable difference other than multiplication and monopolisation of Tesco in the area. If you're going to build another 20,000 houses here, then you're going to have to give them a reason to come. Another Tesco or public transport won't cut it.4 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Tony Salmon
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save our treesEnvironment and the destruction of living organisms.5 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Nicholas Frost
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