There was a Post Office at this site until December 2019 as part of the Waitrose shop. When it was sold to Lidl a commitment was made to open a PO as part of the complex. Agreement was reached between Lidl and a newsagent but the Post Office has blocked the plan. We want this changed.

In a recent document, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP wrote, “Every Member of Parliament will be aware of the deep unfairness inherent in the country’s health and social care provision.” This unfairness has been thrown into sharp contrast during the Coronavirus pandemic, but may be traced back to 1948, when the NHS was founded to provide comprehensive healthcare, free at the point of care, for everyone in the country, funded through general taxation. In distinction, social care remained the responsibility of Local Authorities, funded through local taxation, but heavily means-tested and subject to eligibility criteria. Like other parts of the care systems, social care has been significantly underfunded and not fit for purpose. The provision of social care in England is failing on many counts. • It is profoundly unfair. o Nobody can tell when they might require support to live as independent a life as possible, and the cost of such support is unpredictable. o Cancer sufferers receive care that is free at the point of need, but dementia sufferers are means-tested. People sustaining a stroke resulting in disability are not considered to have a medical problem but a social one. o Privately funded service users are subsidising state-funded users • It is inefficient in its use of resources. o Hospital beds are inappropriately occupied while wrangling takes place over the funding of the ongoing care, rather than the setting that will best meet their ongoing needs. o There is heavy reliance on informal care, imposing costs on families and the wider economy. o Transactional costs of the fragmented market eat into resources for actual care. • It often does not meet the needs of the individual. o The goal of social care is to allow people to participate as fully as possible in community life, with security and dignity. Too often this is not achieved. o Care does not always allow people to maximise their potential or exercise the life choices that most of us take for granted. • It struggles to recruit and retain sufficient carers for the needs of the service; o Despite the recognition of care workers as being key workers in the response to the pandemic, there is a lack of recognised training standards, qualifications, and career progression. o Pay and conditions do not reflect the value that society places on those who care for their loved ones and require public subsidy through the benefit system. • It poses a serious risk of financial collapse of major care home providers, with consequent insecurity for residents and a short-term approach to investment in staff and facilities. There has been much talk of integrating health and social care, spanning many governments, but paradoxically, successive governments have created divisions rather than integration; the creation of the provider purchaser concept, the internal market, the continued fragmentation of the NHS and the 2012 NHS and Social Care Act are some examples. These have led to increasing lack of coordination between the hospital and primary care. Significantly, the changes have resulted in multiple bodies rather one authority providing the services, resulting in a disorganised service. The changes we propose would ensure that all parts of the care service would be obliged to collaborate with each other to provide what would be best for the individual and to redress the increasing lack of continuity of care, in addition to producing a fairer, less complex, and more cost-effective service. Note 1 Local Care Authority (LCA) This would replace the local CCG. This would bring together all relevant provider units (hospital care, primary care. community care, social service, mental health and ambulance service) within the influence of the LCA. Each provider would be expected to provide a set of agreed services according to the needs of the local community and avoiding duplication of services. It would be a requirement that representatives of providers include a senior clinician, a member from front-line staff, where these would be relevant. LCA would ensure that the agreed services are delivered efficiently. It would also liaise with the relevant Local Authority in addition to charitable bodies and private providers. Each provider unit would keep its own administrative structures unless they wish certain aspects to be given to the LCA. LCA would establish agreed governance structures and annual audits readily available to the public. LCA would liaise with local trade union bodies LCA would receive allocated resources from the regional authority. LCA would be expected to establish a confidential and independent office for Freedom to Speak Up. Note 2 Regional Care Authority (RCA) This would replace current structure at a regional level. This would include representatives from each LCA within the region in addition to those from large providers across the region and tertiary centres, universities, government agents and the Colleges. It would be responsible for seeking resources from the government on behalf of the LCAs and capital costs. It would liaise with other relevant RCAs It would ensure the government policies are understood and delivered throughout the region It would receive annual reports from LCAs Commissioning services for those services not available to the National Care Service (ICS) would be carried out by the central government.

In this climate of Covid we are asked to work extra hours but feel us a Nurses/Midwives get taxed to the hilt. Our pay is rubbish and we work extra hours to make ends meet yet we are living some of us on the bread line. Extra support needs to provided for childcare .

As per NHS and midwifery guidelines bumpers in cots can cause choking, suffocation and strangulation. The only things in a cot should be a correctly sized mattress and a fitted sheet. Some people are not aware this and sadly there are still related incidents and fatalities in the UK. The Lullaby Trust state “New parents now have a massive range of baby products to choose from and it can be really confusing to know what is needed. Babies need just a few basic items for sleep: a firm flat surface and some bedding. Our advice is simple: the safest cot is a clear cot.”

If the Government are serious about levelling up then this project must come to Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool. Swapping one metropolitan city, like London, for another, like Leeds, is not going to lead to more investment and better policy making for towns, villages and rural areas. The centre of power needs to reflect and be based in communities that are most affected by lack of investment and locating it here will lead to more investment and better outcomes for local people.

I have just recovered from Covid after being taken to hospital. I was severely ill and saw at first hand how incredible the people who work in our NHS are working to save lives. They risk their own lives time and time again and are working under extremely difficult conditions exhausted but never complaining. If we as a Country truly respected them we would give them an immediate pay rise of 10%. This should be for all NHS staff to bring them back to the same pay levels they were at before the Government of 2010. For ten years the wages have gone down in real terms. THIS IS WRONG! We ask that instead of applause we give them proper pay! IMMEDIATELY. Please sign and pass this on to your friends. Paddy Doheryty and Daniel Coll

This is very important to get the youth out of trouble an out of the town causing mischief this will be a place where safe and appropriate riding is taking place

It’s never been more clear that the world is facing an unprecedented climate emergency. From the biggest ever wildfires in the USA to an overheating arctic, we are running out of time to act. While promised action to address the problem in any modest way is welcome, the scale of the crisis as explained by science makes the radical, urgent measures outlined in the bill absolutely essential if we are to survive on Earth.

● We are facing an unprecedented climate crisis and the UK Government simply isn’t doing enough, soon enough. ● The CEE Bill, drawn up in consultation with leading academics, scientists and lawyers, presents clear proposals for addressing our entire carbon footprint, while actively conserving nature here and overseas. ● As hosts of the COP26 international climate conference in 2021, the UK Government has pledged to provide climate leadership. Backing this vital Bill is a key step in that direction. ● More information: Why we need the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill | CEE Bill Alliance #CEEBill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrxRzLILTeI United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021 https://ukcop26.org/

It’s almost impossible to believe, but once again the government has opened up a new free school meals fiasco. Headteachers in England have been told not to provide free school meals for the children who need them over the half-term holiday next month. Instead they want councils to trial a new scheme especially for half term, which creates huge confusion and risks leaving children hungry. Children can’t learn on empty stomachs. Huge public pressure has meant that the government has already U-turned on their decision not to provide free school meals vouchers during the holidays. And just yesterday they U-turned on their decision to send out inadequate food parcels, and instead agreed to send out vouchers in term time again. If thousands of us sign this petition, it could be enough to force them to do the right thing again.

One of the adverse impacts of the new Brexit regulations on travel between GB & Northern Ireland for dogs, cats & ferrets and the pet owners is that they must have an animal health certificate travelling from GB to Northern Ireland. As a result of the Brexit legislation It will mean pet owners, guide dog & assistance dog owners who wish to travel with their pets, will incur unnecessary expense and potential to unnecessarily over-medicate their pets This will have a significant adverse effect on: •            people who regularly travel back from GB to Northern Ireland with pets to visit family in NI or returning from family visits in GB to Northern Ireland; •            As a result of these changes Guide Dogs for the Blind are even stopping using volunteer puppy raisers & potentially compromising replacement guide dogs being available to guide dog owners in Northern Ireland; •            a lot of pet owners enjoy holidaying with their pets & won't be willing to travel here with the new regulations. •            Northern Ireland championship dog shows which is an enjoyable pastime will become unviable. •            The viability of field trial events will be questionable. The EU Commission and UK Government can easily resolve this by allowing free movement of domestic animals between their jurisdictions.

The government has replaced free school meals vouchers with food parcels, which are being provided by a private company. Parents are posting pictures all over social media of the shocking contents in these parcels and the ingredients provided are worth only a fraction of the original £30 free school meals voucher. This is a massive disrespect to families across the country and to parents trying to feed their children at home. Back in November, parents up and down the country told the government about the struggle to feed their children throughout this pandemic. But families with children feel like they’re back to square one again. This is unacceptable. A petition signed by thousands of people like you and me would send a clear message to the government: free school meal vouchers cannot be replaced with food parcels.