The Kurtsystem is a £20 million machine designed by 'rollercoaster engineers'! Young horses (30 at a time) are harnessed in forcing the horses to gallop at 30mph! Horses are as individual as you or I. No two horses will gallop at the same speed on any given day. Being harnessed in with no way of escaping this contraption, the horse is given no choice but to gallop, how can this be ethical or in the best interest of the horse? Lets not kid ourselves, this is all about making more money out of defenceless animals. This is an industry that is already worth over 3 billion pounds!! Whilst at present the general manager of the Kurtsystem claims the machine is only used on young racehorses pre-training to make them stronger, how long will it be before we see all racehorses being trained in such contraptions? It's barbaric and needs to be stopped.

The saving of £1.6 million would be counterproductive as cutting bus services in Cheshire East will have undesirable consequences and cause distress and inconvenience to many residents. We believe that the following groups would be more adversely affected; the elderly, disabled and infirm, the young and people on low incomes. Getting to work, shops, schools, colleges, doctors, banks, social events and hospital appointments would be made more inaccessible. We also believe that trade in towns and town markets will be affected. The stopping of evening services will have a negative affect on restaurants and pubs and other social groups. We are concerned that the withdrawal of bus services will result in more cars on the road and significant reduction in air quality. Many of the towns and villages are growing in size and as a result we should be given improved services not declining ones.

In October this year EDDC will decide on future development for the Port Royal area of our seafront. This follows a scoping study done in conjunction with Sidmouth Town Council. The large-scale development put forward in the consultation (and as proposed in the Local Plan) will have a huge impact on the views, use of the area and change its unique character. People in Sidmouth have been asking why the area can't remain as it is, with subtle improvements and changes. We now call on EDDC to reconsider their plan for a large new building and adopt our proposal to Retain, Refurbish and Reuse. Retain existing buildings, allow careful refurbishment of the whole area and open up discussions on potential uses for the Drill Hall.

WITH A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN/YOUNG AND VULNERABLE ADULTS BECOMING ADDICTED TO SUBSTANCES (Many of whom suffer from Mental Health issues) IT IS A VERY MUCH NEEDED FACILITY TO SAVE OUR LOVED ONES. WE ARE THE ONLY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS FACILITY. EVERYDAY WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES BECAUSE OF THE HOPELESSNESS OF TRYING TO SEEK HELP AND NONE BEING AVAILABLE, OUR HOSPITALS ARE BEING STRETCHED BEYOND COPING WITH CONSTANT ATTENDEES HAVING OVERDOSED OR SERIOUSLY SELF-HARMED THEN AFTER BEING TREATED THEY ARE SENT HOME TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN AS A MUM I HAVE BEEN CRYING OUT AND PLEADING FOR YEARS FOR SUCH A FACILITY AND AM TIRED OF BEING FOBBED OF BY THE DUAL DIAGNOSIS CRY AND BEING PASSED FROM PILLAR TO POST WITH SERVICES PASSING THE BUCK ONE SAYING IT IS A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THE OTHER SAYING IT IS AN ADDICTION ISSUE, WELL LETS SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY PROVIDING A FACILITY WHERE BOTH ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED. IT IS WRONG THAT AGENCIES ARE EXPECTING ADDICTS TO BE CLEAN FOR 6 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN ENGAGE WITH THEM IF THEY COULD BE CLEAN FOR 6 WEEKS THEY WOULDN'T NEED THE SERVICE AND IT IS WRONG FOR THOSE SUFFERING WITH MENTAL HEALTH TO HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 6 MONTHS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THESE ARE PEOPLE WITH ILLNESSES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. PLEASE HELP TO MAKE THESE CHANGES HAPPEN BY SIGNING THIS PETITION THANK YOU ANNIE DAVEY (Reaching Out Action Support Group)

The proposed closure of the Millbrook Unit has serious implications for the health and wellbeing of thousands of Cheshire East residents across the entire borough and threatens to damage the lives and treatment of so many. Government and council funding cuts have left our local health services stretched to the max, with mental health provision now dangerously poor. The closure of the Millbrook Unit would mean patients and families having to drive over an hour to access the care and treatment they so desperately need and deserve in Chester or on the Wirral. At a time when we are facing a crisis in mental health, we cannot allow this to happen. (Petition organised by Rob Vernon on behalf of Macclesfield Constituency Labour Party)

Mr Smith, for years many of us have been discriminated against for our choice of transport, but now another ban is force, banned from drinking in Sam Smiths public houses, in your own words Bikers are seen as "undesirables" and should not be in the village . In fact the so called "undesirables" are your clients and villagers and regular customers Mr Smith, these include doctors, police officers, vicars, chefs, quantity surveyors, retirees and many other people from all walks of life and cultures, but seen now as second rate citizens. we would ask you to recognise you are taking away the rights of residents to drink in their own local public house, people who have supported you for decades, including some people who have NO alternative transport, people who have never caused trouble,there is not a single resident of Ulley Village who wanted this ban (the first pub to be hit) nor do any of the regulars who are friends, family and admirers of the bikes and ask you reverse this discrimination

DOL (Dorset Online Learning) offers a fantastic opportunity for children in Dorset, who for a variety of reasons, are not able to attend school for their education. Many of our children have been or are lucky enough to receive their education at home via DOL, and complete their GCSE's. We have just discovered that DOL is to be closed by the Dorset Education Department as early as September or October this year, and the 'All Inclusive' education service will be lost, with many children losing their educational lifeline. We all know only too well, how hard we had to fight for our children's education, and feel very passionately that others should be able to receive the same opportunity. We are collectively endeavouring to raise a petition and campaign to save DOL, but only have until 4 September 2017 to do so. We would really appreciate any assistance you may be able offer to save this invaluable service. As the national initiative confirms 'Every Child Matters'. Also as stated in the 'Your Dorset' paper in your own words 'We all face financial constraint, but this should not stop us listening to residents and making sure we are delivering services which make a positive difference to people's lives' Thank you for your time and we hope you will agree that this invaluable opportunity for the children of Dorset should not be lost

In the UK landlords have the ability to exploit tenants to the fullest extent without the tenant being able to do anything if they have to move out. 12 months is a long time and a lot can change in that period (e.g. loss of job, having to relocate, moving to look after sick relatives, breaking up or no longer able to afford rent for whatever reason.) without protection for tenants like this in place, landlords could continue to take rent right up until the end of the period if they are unwilling to negotiate terms, even if the tenant had a unforseen change of circumstance only a month into their contract.

BBC radio scotland plays a vital role in the Scottish music industry as it supports genres of music that would otherwise not get exposure, World Music, Americana, Folk and many others, there is no need for another talk only radio station in scotland but there is a need for diverse programming that caters to something other than mainstream tastes. As a musician and a music lover from Scotland I would understand if there were many alternatives in this country but quite frankly there aren't, so please do not get rid of something that is not only valued but unique.

Rural area's are being left in the dark ages for modern internet connections with speeds almost non existent at peak times and still paying the same for a more or less useless service in comparison to cities or towns !

They need to show compassion to genuinely disabled and sick people

It is predicted that by 2050, there will be more plastic by weight in our oceans than fish. At the moment, the Wimbledon tournament is screened to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world - with images of tennis players and spectators, consuming and throwing bottle after bottle away. Discarded bottles are littered across the courts. Even players are speaking out calling for a ban on single-use plastic bottles at Wimbledon. And British number one - Johanna Konta- wants the All England Lawn Tennis Club to take action. Lord’s Cricket Ground and Glastonbury festival have announced they are both banning plastic bottles at future events.The All England Tennis Club should follow suit. Now is the time for them to take environmental responsibility by not supplying players and others with throwaway plastic bottles at Wimbledon.