The Quay public house in Kingsbridge, Devon is the latest in a line of local casualties in the ongoing degeneration of our town centre. A once vibrant and characterful town centre and high street is gradually being asset-stripped, defaced and desertified, like so many others up and down the country. The proposed development of The Quay is an example of this: the loss of a traditional public house at the entrance to the town and the prospect of the installation of a Spar and a Subway. Is this really progress? And is it community focused? This area is already well served by grocery stores and local, independent eateries and cafés which may now be affected. We say NO to these two major brands that will over-dominate the area surrounding the Quay which constitutes the heart of our small community We say NO because we already have many grocery stores and independent cafes / eateries very close by that provide the planned services We say NO to the design of these brands that will dramatically affect the surrounding area which consists of many historic buildings, including a serious impact to the character and appearance of the Quay itself which is a Grade 2 listed building (No. 1249247 Historic England) We say NO to the damage and loss of trade to our independent shops and catering establishments We say NO to the smell disturbance, obtrusive lighting and litter hazard that Spar and Subway will bring to the immediate area and centre of town We say NO to the highway safety implications that a high turnover fast food and grocery store will bring to a one-way thoroughfare and restricted parking area around the Quay We say YES to recognising the Quay as a community asset and a review and investigation of the planning decisions of the Quay (including the change of use A5/A4 to an A1 classification) by South Hams District Council Please don’t stand idly by and allow this to happen – take action now to call for the protection of the town’s key community assets through clear-sighted forward planning and an intelligent regeneration strategy for Kingsbridge which builds and protects the town’s character and facilities and supports sustainable economic growth. This can be done, but we need to take action. And it starts by making our voices heard regarding the Quay. Thank you.

Mental health services are inadequately funded, understaffed and stretched to breaking point. Your Way have long been day services in the area, now they are being restructured to offer 1 to 1 support, in the community. 1 to 1 support is being undertaken by various other organisations. Your Way are the main day services and have started to turn existing service users away and not encouraging new service users. Continuing down this route will increase dependency on mental health services, increase risk of suicides, increased hospital admissions and fail the needs of the community.

I believe that 'Totally Sound' is the ONLY inclusive music making project delivered by City of Edinburgh Council to participants who want to come along to make music. Many of the participants are UNABLE to access the other music making opportunities in their own High Schools , either because the Schools do not provide music tuition, or because the young people have not attained the requisite standard of playing to be included. Participation in 'Totally Sound' is NOT free. Participants pay £2 per session. The project provides instrumental and vocal tuition in short lessons and mentors emerging bands to get their sets together for recording and for public performances across the city.

These proposals are untried and not deliverable. The downgrading of acute services at the Horton General will have devastating consequences on Banbury and the surrounding area. This will also increase pressure on neighbouring hospitals who are already under pressure with the increased demand.

By allowing the supermarkets to package our goods in plastics they are personally contributing to the ever growing environmental issues plastics pose on nature. With material technologies advancing we are now able to find alternatives to using plastic. The supermarkets have to realise that we are not happy filling landfills full of chirp packets, bottles and bags. Please sign this petition to make them change the way we package our food

The right to be heard- to be represented in court - to gain justice - has become the privilege of the wealthy. Many people on low incomes have been unable to solve Civil Law cases due to legal aid being withdrawn by the government. It has made a mockery of the legal system- it must be re-instated

Taylor Unit was opened in 1994, for the people of wigan Bolton salford and leigh. It is a dedicated neurological rehabilitation unit, offering exceptional care.

Canal and River Trust's 'calamitous' decision to remove the Planet Lightship from Liverpool and tow it to Gloucester has placed at risk a key piece of Britain's maritime heritage. Despite it being in good condition, C&RT are selling the ship on 16th December, potentially for scrap. http://www.merseysidecivicsociety.org/media/78748/savetheplanet.jpg?width=499&height=383 Please sign and share to urge C&RT Chairman Allan Leighton and Louise Ellman MP to stop the sale, and return 'Planet' to its Liverpool home. http://www.edwalkermarine.com/images/cart-images/planet-lightship.jpg The beautiful 'Planet' was Britain's last manned lightship and was world famous among mariners for marking the entrance to the Port of Liverpool channels at the 'Mersey Bar' sandbanks, 12 miles out to sea in Liverpool Bay. https://www.liverpoolconfidential.co.uk/news-and-comment/bar-lightship-the-lonely-planet-sails-away During the final years of the great Trans-Atlantic liners, sea captains used to race from New York's similar 'Ambrose' Lightship to Liverpool's 'Planet', to see if they could set new times. Glimpsing the Planet Lightship meant seafarers were safely home after long voyages. http://2irfbl23rse12dglqd39cw6v.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/seaport-museum4-copy.jpg QE2 Captain Robin Woodall, of Hoylake, memorably described 'Planet' as the "Lantern on Liverpool's front door" for millions of sailors and passengers. After many years happy retirement on public display at Canning Dock in Liverpool's UNESCO World Heritage Site, Planet was suddenly seized in September 2016 and towed over 200 miles round Wales to Gloucester by the Canal and River Trust (C&RT), in a dispute over mooring fees, involving a sum reported to be £10k. http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/mann-island-apartments-with-liver-building-and-lightship-and-viewed-picture-id629600573?k=6&m=629600573&s=594x594&w=0&h=8inqKW59HjnfvOxXiGUCSJlS9NAP-PFmpGpVXs6oev0= The C&RT accept these fees have now been paid, but say they must recover the (much greater) costs of towing the ship and storing it in Gloucester by putting the ship on sale for a guide price of £100k. The deadline for bids is December 16th. http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/Work-Boat-for-sale/unknown-light-ship/156305 The ship is likely to be sold to the highest bidder - who could include scrap merchants - and there is no stipulation the ship must be returned to its home port of Liverpool. The C&RT, formerly public body British Waterways, with assets of over £700m, and income last year of £190m, including £50m direct from government, say they are unable to take it on themselves, or place any condition on its destination. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/refresh/media/original/29271.jpg Liverpool's former Chief River Pilot Captain Stuart Wood called the loss of Planet 'a total and absolute disaster, with several capital Ds'. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/loss-mersey-bar-lightship-planet-11925466 Peter Elson, maritime historian and author says the "calamitous" situation threatens "the most important Liverpool ship afloat." http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-mersey-bar-lightship-advertised-12275717 C&RT is a new organisation, set up with public money and former public property assets, which has been entrusted with the honour and responsibility of ownership of water-spaces within Liverpool's historic dock system. It would suffer real reputational damage on Merseyside and beyond if its first major decision results in Liverpool losing its much-loved lightship. http://c8.alamy.com/comp/EF12JJ/the-planet-mersey-bar-lightship-liverpool-docks-merseyside-england-EF12JJ.jpg Please sign to urge Riverside MP Louise Ellman, and national Canal and River Trust Chair Allan Leighton, to step in to bring the Planet back to its Liverpool home!

Since this Government was first elected in 2010 they have had an ideological agenda to attack the most vulnerable in society, The cuts to social care being one of them. Norfolk county council are proposing to make cuts to the sheltered housing warden service to balance their books in the coming year. The people who use this service are some of the most vulnerable in the county, It is absolutely vital in keeping these extremely vulnerable people in a safe environment and helping them lead more fuller, happier lives. The county council believe this will save money but it will not. In fact - A warden can keep 60 residents in a safe environment for 12 months for the same cost of keeping 1 resident in a larger home and still isolated. A warden costs around £450 a week servicing up to 60 residents. The cost of just one person going into a care home is around £600 per week. We urge the County Council to take in to account the social and economic benefits that this service provides and reconsider these proposed cuts.

This is important as there are no venues available at reasonable cost to encourage the continuance of an alternative social life within the town centre other than that provided by drinking and gambling establishments or mass market coffee houses. Without there being a reason to frequent the Town centre it will soon be no more. The building is in itself a rather splendid example of a public assembly building of the early twentieth century and would be missed from the streetscape

This is really important to stand up and get our voice heard. Our council is spending hard earned taxes on irrelevant needs such as refurbishments that do not benefit the community. Derby has not got enough support for the likes of education, health care, leisure, support for the homeless, the younger generation, the elderly, the people who work for the council and the community that lives here. This is to stand up and make it known we want this money to be spent on the larger priorities. People have lost their jobs due to cuts yet it is perfectly acceptable to spend £2.5 million on a refurbishment? There are much larger issues that need to be addressed. We would like the Council to hear our voices and reconsider how they spend the money.

The 2 Lollipop Ladies at Heacham Infant and Junior Schools are vital to our children's safety. The 2 roads they patrol are both busy roads, especially at school run times, and one of them is a main thoroughfare in and out of the village.The county council have proposed removing both patrols IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY. Since when did money become more important than children's safety? The consultation period ends on 8th January 2017 which, with the busyness of Christmas upon us, makes our immediate action even more vital. Please sign this petition and help preserve our children's safety as well as keep the human element in a world that seems intent on de-humanisation. Thank you.