I have had several incidents where a loose dog has come at me. It's quite scary as I'm partially sighted and can't see the dog until it's there. On one occasion a dog was barking at me and the owner taunted me about being scared of the dog. Once when I came out of my flat a loose dog came at me and it was scary luckily I haven't been attacked by a dog but that's not the point 

 Our concern is that there will be very little useable field remaining, meaning loss of a valuable space where children can play freely and sports training can take place. Replacing natural land with artificial surfaces, which have a short life-span and are difficult to recycle, is damaging to our environment and goes against the school's own ambition to be as eco-friendly as possible.  We are fully supportive of the field being improved for use in sports and play but suggest that this can be achieved primarily through more effective maintenance.  This would involve basic processes such as aerating, reseeding and resting, which haven't been happening.  Please sign the petition to show your support for a consultation, which will aim to improve facilities without destroying the environment and limiting free play. 

I’m 17 years old. I look around the streets where I live and junk food is always in the spotlight. When I walk to school, get on the bus, wait at a station, or just spend time in the town centre, I am surrounded by adverts. It’s become the cultural wall paper, and it’s endangering the health of a generation. 1 in 3 children are leaving primary school at future risk of food related health problems, because of food that is being manufactured and heavily marketed by giant companies like McDonald’s. Later this month, the people in charge of McDonald's have their big once a year meeting. The Chief Executive and other bosses have to answer questions from the people that own the company, and I’m going to be there too - David taking on Goliath!  I will look them in the eye and ask them to stop advertising their junk food to children. Can I say I've got your backing too? We know holding big companies to account at these kinds of meetings can change how they do things - together we can force McDonald's to put their marketing might behind their healthy options instead. -- References: [1] New research has revealed companies are ramping up their marketing spend, increasing how much money they spend promoting their products by a staggering £426 million in the last year. See: www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/12/big-brands-send-out-barrage-of-junk-food-ads-before-obesity-rules-bite [2] More billboards: field research in 4 local authority areas found McDonald’s was the most frequent advertiser representing 31% of all food and drink adverts. See: https://cdn.bitebackmedia.com/media/documents/Bite_Back_Report_Fuel_Us_Dont_Fool_Us_Advertising.pdf [3] Targeting deprived areas: McDonald’s adverts were more likely to be found in the most deprived areas in each location – on average, across the four locations, the rate of McDonald’s adverts captured per km cycled was 9 times greater in the most deprived areas, compared to the least (1.08 ads/km to 0.12 ads/km). See: https://cdn.bitebackmedia.com/media/documents/Bite_Back_Report_Fuel_Us_Dont_Fool_Us_Advertising.pdf [4] See for example: https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/junk-food-ads-flood-children2019s-social-media-feeds-new-study-finds

The people of Glasgow deserve better. We must no longer accept the embarrassment associated with the condition of our city.

At present the legal system in this country favours the wealthy and this effects the poorest and most vulnerable in society having a voice in the Justice System.

Millions of us still use cash – and we should all have the right to. But more and more places are going card-only, leaving people locked out.  Cash is a lifeline, especially for the most marginalised of us: older people, refugees, the homeless, and those escaping abuse. We didn’t choose to go cashless – big banks and card companies are pushing it. But our money system should work for people, not just for profit. The Government has already protected access to cash but now it’s time to protect our ability to use it. We need the Government to mandate cash acceptance right across the country so no matter what shop, supermarket, or pub you want to pay in, they have to accept the cash you give them. Add your name to #KeepCashAlive and share the petition today.

Numerous children have lost parents due to the interference of CMS, resulting in mental illness, murder, suicide, or emigration.  The harshness of CMS towards parents who are pursuing contact through the court system is unconscionable. How can such an event serve the best interests of the children? CMS does not always take the child's overall welfare into account by concentrating only on financial aid. We want an alternative that will focus on the general well being of the child by providing emotional support, and making sure that the non-monetary contributions of both parents—like caring and emotional support—are taken into consideration. 1.     Injustice and Financial Abuse – Numerous paying parents are subjected to exorbitant assessments that are based on inaccurate income data, arbitrary penalties, and a lack of consideration for their financial circumstances or contact with their children. Such abuse has resulted in homelessness, mental health crises, and even suicide in certain instances. 2.     CMS takes funds intended for children: For example every £100 of child maintenance, the CMS deducts £24 in fees, leaving only £76 for the child, because CMS levies a 20% charge on the paying parent and subtracts 4% from the money received by the receiving parent. 3.     Lack of Transparency and Accountability — The CMS is operated with minimal oversight. The CMS frequently disregards or postpones appeals and complaints, and its decisions lack transparency. The procedure is emotionally taxing and heavily bureaucratic. 4.     CMS weaponization: Certain parents use the CMS as a means of personal retribution or control, utilising its capabilities to incite conflict among co-parents rather than collaboration. Few safeguards are in place to prevent the fabrication of fraudulent claims or manipulation within the system. 5.     Failure to prioritise the child's best interests— Instead of promoting the well-being of children, the CMS frequently exacerbates parental conflict, discourages shared parenting, and imposes financial distress that negatively impacts the entire family. We therefore petition the UK Government to: • Eliminate the CMS in its current form and replace it with a fair, child-focused alternative that encourages mediation, shared parenting, and balanced financial responsibility.  • Conduct an independent public inquiry into the conduct, practices, and outcomes of the CMS.  • Implement clear safeguards to prevent misuse and ensure accurate assessments.  • Enhance transparency, appeal rights, and accountability within any future system.  • Child focus legislation: The DVLA has vehicle focus legislation in place, and the RSPCA has animal focus legislation in place, but there is no child focus legislation in place for both males and females.  Urgent and substantive reform is necessary to ensure the well-being of children and the rights of both parents. Credible sources:  committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/106915/pdf/ OPFS_Child_Maintenance_Report_1.pdf Child Maintenance - NAO report Independent review of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) response to domestic abuse - GOV.UK Child Maintenance Service: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report of Session 2016–17 - Work and Pensions Committee - House of Commons

We feel it is a double outrage that those who have given their all to this country in taxes and raising children through their lives, have to pay a TV licence fee and are only exempt if they receive means-tested Pension Credit. When Pensions Credit has poverty traps where claimants only have to be one  penny over the means test threshold, and claimants get nothing. Meanwhile, BBC pundits and TV show host draw huge salaries that are funded by the poorest in people in our country.  This is immoral.  And part of an ever widening rich and poor divide in this country. The government have taken away winter fuel payments.  The BBC have been allowed to take away the free TV licence from the over 75's. The State pension is worth a miserly 27 of the national average wage.  Something has to be done to help our 12 million pensioners.  These people are our Grandparents.  

The Lie  AI and police tech don’t predict crime - they predict policing. These technologies are built on existing, flawed, police data. So communities who have historically been over policed are more likely to be identified as at ‘risk’ of future criminal behaviour. This leads to more racist policing and more surveillance, particularly for Black and racialised communities, lower income communities and migrant communities. Instead of making us safer, this tech leads to: • Over-policing • Unjust stop and searches • Harassment, handcuffing and use of force No matter what the police claim, AI-driven policing tools aren’t neutral. They don’t fix police racism - they automate it. The same flawed data operationalises these technologies, which are then used in our neighbourhoods, without transparency or consent. Right now, three-quarters of UK police forces are already using these harmful tools. If we don’t act, police use of these technologies will only reinforce racist policing and punish poverty. Why Act Now? We all want safe communities. But ‘crime predicting’ AI doesn’t prevent crime - it creates fear and undermines our fundamental right to be presumed innocent. It doesn’t have to be like this. The EU has recognised the harms of ‘crime predicting’ AI and has banned the use of AI for predictive policing. We want the UK government to take action and ban crime predicting AI and police tech.  This fight isn’t new. Communities have been resisting police abuse of technology for years - and winning. From the successful campaign to scrap the Met Police’s Gangs Matrix Database to ongoing efforts against automated racial profiling, we’ve seen the power of collective action. But now, it is time for us to take a stand for safety, not surveillance and ban police from using ‘crime predicting’ AI and police tech for good. Act now - sign the petition and make your voice heard! #SafetyNotSurveillance

The Great Oak of Muskham is in Muskham Park, North Muskham, Nottinghamshire, a designated Natural England Priority Habitat Deciduous Woodland. The Great Oak of Muskham is registered in the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Register. Its massive canopy covers around one-sixth of the entire canopy of this ancient parkland, which has also been covered by an Area Tree Preservation Order since 1975. We want to avoid this becoming another Whitewebbs Oak of Epping Forest disaster. Oak Trees are vitally important for the health of communities and wildlife and this one contains many bat species, as identified in professional ecological surveys by MCIEEM professionals, as well as our own citizen science detection.

The Open Championship must not give in to the UK government's lobbying and allow Donald Trump to host one of the world's biggest, oldest and respected golf tournaments at any of the golf courses he owns in the UK.  Donald Trump is a divisive individual who is busy breaking the global economy and promoting racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and transphobic messages around the world. He is ignoring national and international law, ruining people's lives, imprisoning people without due process, and bullying Ukraine. He should not be REWARDED by our country. 

Whitehills Primary is a well-established and vital part of our rural community. The proposed changes would increase travel times for young children, disrupt settled friendships, and place unnecessary strain on families. No alternative school has been clearly identified, and no adequate consultation has taken place with affected parents and guardians. We call on Aberdeenshire Council to immediately halt any rezoning plans and commit to a meaningful consultation with the community. Protect rural education. Keep our children at Whitehills Primary School.