We all want to protect our environment. We want to do the "right thing' and stop stuffing our rubbish into the ground or burning it in incinerators - that's why we all want to recycle more. With planned cuts to Altons' Household Waste Recycling Centre opening times, and new charges for certain types of waste, we are already seeing an increase in flytipping. There have been reports on the Alton News Facebook Page, and the recent BBC South programme 'Inside Out' showed the scale and cost of the problem (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07v6yk6/inside-out-south-19092016). If we lose our recycling centre in Alton, we could be faced with a journey to Bordon or Petersfield and we would see a further increase in the amount of flytipping. Please sign our petition today, to send a clear message to Hampshire County Council that we do not want our Recycling Centre to close. Thank you

In the 21st century, in one of the richest countries in the world we shouldn’t have people who don't have shelter, one of the most basic necessities of human life. Homelessness is wrong, we should end it now. I took this video about eight months ago, this lady is still homeless https://youtu.be/DnWwzxcTX-U. Eliminating homelessness sounds impossible, but it’s not. This Government report (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/7596/2200485.pdf) in 2012 identified that there were 40,000 homeless people, both people living on the street and those living in inadequate temporary accommodation. That's a lot of people, too many, but it is less than one person in 1,000, which makes it perfectly manageable. It cost us £1bn a year to keep those people, £25,000 per person. That’s daft, to spend £25,000 a year, about an average salary, and not even manage to provide decent accommodation, in some cases provide no accommodation. The reason for homelessness is simple, there aren't enough homes. If there were enough homes nobody would be homeless. It is said that homeless people have other problems, issues with drugs, alcohol, mental health, family breakdown, sometimes just bad luck. That is probably true, but it's not a reason why we should add not having a home to their problems. The solution isn't even expensive, in fact in the long run it would save us money. If we built the homes then that £25,000 a year would pay for them in less than ten years, in the long run it would save us money. There is an international organisation called Housing First http://www.homeless.org.uk/our-work/national-projects/housing-first-england which has pioneered the approach of first providing homes and then supporting people's other needs, it works. This isn't just about homeless people, it affects us all. Increasing numbers of people have no prospect of buying a home because they are too expensive, the alternative is renting but rents are also steadily rising. A housing shortage helps to fuel the increasingly unaffordable cost of housing for all of us. Homelessness is the sharp tip of an iceberg we’re all scraping against. Please sign this petition to ask the Government to act to end homelessness.

Bounty are a commercial organisation and have for too long been allowed free access on to the wards of maternity hospitals. They are allowed to walk on to the wards even during times when the patients familys and friends can't even be there. They are allowed to open curtains on wards and go into bedrooms regardless of how vulnerable these women and babies are. It's an imposition on women and babies on the wards and it's appalling that it has been just accepted as standard. No one should have this kind of access that isn't there on a medical basis. Please share your stories if you wish. Let's see just what a negative impact this is on pregnant and postnatal mothers and how much of an imposition this is on women and their birthing experience. Thank you

Houseboats are homes. The boating community adds tremendous character and value to the city, and living off grid provides affordable alternative housing when the housing market is in such a dire state. Making people homeless at this moment in time would be disastrous for them and further harm the social fabric of Cambridge. The report mentions that the Canals and Rivers Trust uses license auctions, but doesn't mention the outcry and misery which this caused, clear from the responses to the consultation on the matter. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/8759-mooring-sales-consultation-report.pdf

Belgrave library is the most used neighbourhood library in Leicester with over 200,000 visitors each year. It also provides much needed services such as basic computer courses, a daily homework club and toddler time. One parent said, 'If the library goes, how will my children do their homework?'. The council plans to close Belgrave library and move some services into the already busy Neighbourhood Centre. As well as losing library services, this plan puts Neighbourhood Centre services, such as the lunch club at risk. The library is the heart of our community, a space where all sections of the community meet and find out what is happening locally. Closing the library would have a massive impact on children, older people, the BME community, those who need language support, the socially isolated and those on low incomes. Save our library - whatever it takes...

Andrew Bingham MP – say NO to Grammar Schools Theresa May wants to bring back Grammar Schools to divide our children and make them travel even further to school. We call on our MP, Andrew Bingham, to say NO to Grammar Schools. We want Education not Segregation. We think all school children should be given the opportunity to flourish and be the best they can, not just the chosen few. All children should be given equal opportunities and an elitist education system is not the answer. Please sign our petition to make our MP listen to his constituents. We don't want Grammar Schools!

Children should have the freedom & right to play, as they wish during their lunchtime break. Children running & freely moving their body, during play are vital to development. Being amidst a child obesity epidemic in the uk, the school has a responsibility to enable & empower running opportunities. Running burns 3 times the calories of walking. Running comes naturally through spontaneous, child led & imaginative play. These measures, are directly imposing structure & rules on the freedom of child led play. Exposure to acceptable risks are essential to children's development & enable them to learn to be aware of & manage risk effectively independently.

I believe that every person, even those who are serving prison sentences, have the right to play their part in deciding the future of the country by voting in national and local elections. Denying people in prisons the right to vote serves no purpose of deterrence or reform. Britain's blanket ban on prisoners voting dates back to the Forfeiture Act of 1870, and is out of date and out of step with the majority of European countries. Allowing people in prison to vote would do nothing to undermine public safety, and would do no harm to anyone or anything. I see it as an important part in the process of preparation for eventual release and reintegration into society. It is about dignity, and the principle that in a democracy everybody counts. Just now our own country is experiencing a rise in homophobic and hate crimes, our prisons are dangerously overcrowded and understaffed, and levels of re offending are alarmingly high. Britain's closest ally is moving into unknown territory as Donald Trump prepares to take the Presidency and bring in his agenda of descrimination and isolationism. The world waits with bated breath. There has never been a time when it has been more important to promote good will, peace and tolerance. Every small act that benefits another person helps to bring our world into balance again, and to restore the security we so need. Some folk say that when someone has turned his back on society by committing a crime worthy of imprisonment, then he should forfeit the right to engage in the voting system of that society. But I argue that the punishment given out by the court is the sentence he/she serves, and society should not extend it by excluding that person further. We have no right to further punish our prison inmates. Rather we should be encouraging engagement with society. And every move to make life better for someone is another small contribution to a better world. We need less vindictiveness and more tolerance in the way we treat our prison population, and I so strongly believe that allowing people in prison to vote is one small step in that direction.

Asad Khan an 11 year old boy from Bradford took his own life on the eve of Wednesday the 28th of September as a result of bullying - an 11 year old should not contemplate such an action - what drove him to it is serious - he had just started a new school and 3 weeks in the bullies had pushed him to this extent. It is absolutely heartbreaking - this needs to stop - let's take action and do something - we have failed Asad and many others as a society lets not fail another child - especially one as young as 11.

I believe we need to ban the use of polystyrene used in packaging in the UK to ensure the health of our people and the planet. Currently, there is a campaign to stop micro beads but this needs to extend to polystyrene. A new report from the National Research Council in the US has upheld the listing of styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” in the National Toxicology Program’s 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC). There is “convincing relevant information” in mechanistic studies that observed DNA damage in human cells that had been exposed to styrene. Not only is polystyrene toxic to humans, causing cancers, it pollutes the environment much like plastic. I have spent many days on beach cleans and have found these particles littered across the shore break. It breaks down into smaller particles which look like food, confusing fish and mammals, who then digest it. The polystyrene, after being digested by fish then ends up in our food chain. I've seen small children playing with this 'snow', I've seen the stomach lining of fish and birds littered with it. These are the fish that die from it, what of the fish that end up on our table? I call for the use of this substance in all packaging to be banned as a matter of urgency. Take away packaging litters our streets, it is extremely difficult to recycle, often ending up in land-fill and in our seas. There are numerous affordable cardboard, vegetable starch alternatives that break down in an environmentally friendly manner, easily preventing the pollution of our planet and our bodies. Please stand with me to ensure that this small, simple change is implemented by our government making a big difference to all of our lives.

William Blake's Cottage in Felpham has been bought by funds from public subscriptions and a large charitable donation and is now run by a three-man Charitable Trust. It is seriously in need of repair having stood empty for over three years, but nothing is being done - yet £50k is being kept back to pay for... WHAT? We the undersigned require immediate action to save this hugely significant building before it's too late and we lose the birthplace of 'Jerusalem.'

At the moment, British passports only provide two gender options; M and F. This is a problem as there are people who identify as neither of these genders. In 2014, a study (Titman, 2014) identified that 1 in 250 people choose another option when given the opportunity. YouGov studies have shown figures as high as 20% of people placing themselves between the poles of 100% male or 100% female. A simple solution is to add an X option on passports for those who want it. This is approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is already in use in countries such as Germany, New Zealand, and Nepal. A survey of 79 non-binary people (people who do not identify as men or women) in the UK through the Beyond the Binary online magazine found that the vast majority reported feeling uncomfortable (100%) and unsafe (94%) being non-binary in the UK. The addition of the X marker on official documentation, such as passports, will validate the existence of non-binary identities, providing greater social and legal protection; making Britain a safer, more comfortable place for non-binary and genderqueer people. Lee-Anne is a non-binary person who says “I am misgendered in every shop I go into. It would be amazing if I could at least have the correct gender recorded on my official ID.” For non-binary people, there is an inability to have gender recorded correctly on medical, legal, educational, and other records. This leads to misgendering, dysphoria, as well as physical and mental health issues. It also validates harassment, discrimination and hate crime against non-binary people. It is imperative that this changes and an X marker is added to British passports.