• Pay tax credits owed to families of disabled children
    28000 low income families have been underpaid in tax credits from 2011-2014. HMRC are refusing to pay monies owed. Caring for a disabled child is a full time job and often compels parents to give up work. Money and time are tight and checking the Government is paying what you are owed is one task too many. The denial of these tax credits has already caused great hardship. To receive it now would make an incredible difference to challenged lives.
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    Created by Nick Hodge
  • Stop Tesco selling cigarettes
    It's time to stop selling them in supermarkets. It's time to make them understand that they have a moral responsibility to help people stop smoking.
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    Created by Noel Parker
  • Stop last bank in town closing down
    Being last bank in town and holiday resort will kill the town specially for Business and people who don't have access to Internet
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    Created by Rajesh Patel
  • A law that protects original & unique fashion designs.
    Fashion designs/patterns etc are always being stolen. This copyright law will allow designers in the fashion industry to protect their original and unique designs from others. This is important because so many designs/ideas are being stolen especially in the fashion industry. So many knockoffs of original designs are being created and destroys the original designs being made. It is harder for up and coming designers who are just going into the industry to be able to protect their designs especially against large retail companies who it would be impossible to fight back. I am currently wanting to go into the Fashion industry and have been creating a range of T-shirts/clothing which the designs I have drew myself, I want to be able to protect this design and allow others in a similar position to protect theirs.
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    Created by Chelsea Fitzgerald
  • Wage increase for NHS workers
    This is important because it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit people into the NHS. Patients suffer due to staff shortages. Money is wasted on agency staff. Give Nurses and Doctors and carers what they deserve. We have not had a decent pay rise for years. Do you call 1% fair? Junior nurses and carers are living on the bread line. We need change now. Do not waste tax payers money on Buckingham Palace. Pay your front line services first.
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    Created by Julie Nevin
  • Increase the Carer's Allowance
    I care for my elderly father on a full-time basis, the living wage is £7.20 an hour, but the government only pays me an allowance of £62.10 a week for over 35 hours work. That works out as less than £2 an hour. It's really hard to survive on this paltry amount. I’ve worked all my life, but unfortunately last November I had to stop work to care for my 83-year-old father. I care for my father for over 35 hours a week. It’s extremely hard going as I have to do everything for him, his shopping, washing his clothes, giving him his medication and taking him to hospital. As a carer you end up entirely devoting your time to someone else and are all trying our hardest for a paltry - 62.10 a week. The government have introduced a 'living wage' of £7.20 an hour, I want this to be extended to carers so people are paid fairly for the care work they do.
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    Created by Keith Leahy
  • Keep Children's Surgery and Anaesthesia Services at Barnsley Hospital
    We feel this closure of our Children's Surgery and Anaesthesia Services at Barnsley Hospital will be detrimental to the health and well-being of our children - very ill children will have to travel long distances to other hospitals, inevitably putting them at greater risk. It will make it far more difficult for Barnsley parents to give crucial emotional support to their children in hospital. We think it is a money-saving exercise and not led by a pursuit of clinical excellence and the best interests of patients. It will have a damaging knock-on effect on other children's services at Barnsley Hospital and be one more step towards the down-grading of our local hospital.
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    Created by Janet Williams
  • Save T in the Park
    T in the Park is Scotland’s biggest festival of music. People travel from around the world to attend. It also generates jobs, puts money into the local economy and puts Scotland on the global map for music and culture. After being forced to move from its normal site in Balado, Kinross, organisers have had to go through so much red tape that next year’s festival has been called off.
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    Created by Daniel beggan
  • Respecting Old People
    All of us, if we are very lucky, will be old someday. Brexit, and the American Presidential Campaign have brought out the worst in many people. The comments, and accusations, made about Old People are, at the very least, offensive and, though I dislike the word, they are certainly Ageist.
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    Created by Arthur Sansam
  • Save Dover Soup Kitchen
    The Dover Soup Kitchen was founded by Steph Perrow in 1991, and their mission statement is that it is a resource for the homeless, vulnerable, elderly, lonely, and the needy. It provides free meals, hot drinks, clothes and bedding, and creates a sense of belonging and community. This soup kitchen helps many people every day without judgement or stigma it is a safe haven for many of the vulnerable in our town. It would be tragic if Dover lost this precious service especially in this age of austerity where more and more people are struggling, more people are losing their homes and many end up on the streets through no fault of their own. Please pledge your name to this petition so we can let DDC know that we will not stand for their actions and let's fight for those vulnerable people who cannot always make their voices heard. Thank you for reading.
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    Created by Sarah Wadhams
  • Pay to Stay Council Rent Increase
    Because the hard working families that claim no benefits and struggle to make ends meet are being targeted yet again and penalised for working. Currently the household earning limit for out of London is set to £31,000 per annum on this scheme. Many families will earn over this low amount, especially those that commute back into London. This is an unrealistic level. Many will be faced with a £260 a month increase - families that can't claim any other benefits are now being put into poverty.
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    Created by Katie Martin
  • Reinstate South Elmsall Town Centre Partnership as Organisers of the South Elmsall Christmas Event
    As one of the highlights of the community calendar in South Elmsall this event is very dear to the hearts of all members of our community. As such it is of vital importance that the execution of this is well planned by an experienced and dedicated team such as those who have made this event into what it has been until this year. It is clearly apparent that South Elmsall Town Council has been unable to replicate the success of previous years and have completely failed to justify their decision to hijack this event. As made clear by the name the South Elmsall Town Centre Partnership is an organisation with co-operation and collaboration at its core. It is independent of local government and is funded from a wide variety of sources, NOT just the pocket of the taxpayer. The South Elmsall Town Centre Partnership has an excellent relationship with a wide variety of entertainment providers as well as working closely with local businesses. In two decades of existence the South Elmsall Town Centre Partnership have built the annual Christmas Light switch-on into an annual triumph which attracts people from miles around and it is in the interests of everyone locally that they return to doing what they demonstrably do best. Let our village shine and lead through co-operation and collaboration with those who are willing to serve voluntarily, not domination of those that have been unfairly branded "unelected busybodies" by at least one of our elected officials.
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    Created by David Allanach