It undermines the local council who have the local knowledge to make an informed decision

It is important to protect our wild birds and birds of prey. Buzzards were hunted to near extinction in the 19th century but have recovered to become of the most common birds in Northumberland. The reasons such as buzzards: will sometimes take young pheasantsand, or; the protection of gamekeepers livelihoods, are not good enough reasons for killing these beautiful native birds. Additionally, pheasants are a non-native bird which is reared for commercial shooting.

Devon healthcare is being placed under special measures, to cut a predicted financial shortfall of £440m by 2020. Government identifies the position as an overspend. Special measures for reducing this overspend, drawn up in guidelines titled the Success Regime, are set to re-configure services at many Devon hospitals. North Devon District Hospital, in Barnstaple, is the largest in North Devon, currently with elective and acute services. The Success Regime does not rule out that Acute services of A&E, Maternity, Stroke, and Paediatrics could disappear. Senior figures in the local healthcare system have said it is extremely unlikely that these services would be withdrawn but at the same time we have been told that "there are no red lines" meaning that anything could happen. NHSEngland is trying to push changes through as fast as possible. If these services are lost, local people would have to travel to Exeter or Plymouth for treatment. For very many these hospitals are over an hour or more away; very serious complications and deaths could and would occur. Even if acute services are maintained, despite plans to increase care at home, other services will doubtless also be affected meaning unacceptable wait and travel times for routine surgery such as hip and knee replacement Cross-party Campaigners against such closures read the situation as underfunding rather than overspending and are protesting the loss of services vitally important to the region. Because of its rural nature Devon is suffering more than most, but cuts like these are taking place across the country. We want Government to re-think their health care strategy which at present is far from clear and transparent, with NHS England taking funding from budgets for public health, education and training, capital spend and national bodies such as NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). Spending in these areas is being cut by more than £3 billion over the next five years with very little information on how this decrease in spending will be managed. Rather than cutting vital services and thereby opening the door for privatized health care, the government should be having free and frank discussion about increasing funding for healthcare to include such measures as an hypothecated healthcare tax, more efficient tax collection, compulsory insurance contributions and taxes on harmful products like tobacco and sugar. A Protest DEMONSTRATION, drawing a RED LINE around our hospital services, will be held 23 August. Meet at Pilton Park 10.00am or outside Barnstaple Hospital 10.30-12.30pm. Please come along. Wear red, bring red ribbon. For more information www.sohs.co.uk

The use of glyphosates has already been banned or restricted in 8 countries. It is not acceptable that ourselves, our children and the animals we share our community with are being routinely exposed to these chemicals whether we like it or not. This is a matter of great importance for those of us who care about each other's health and the health of our children, our cats, our dogs and all the flora and fauna of this city, of course including our beloved bees. If you don't live in this area, click here to start a campaign for your city: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-pesticide-campaign

The ensuing building work will cause congestion and noise pollution in a place already buzzing with life. The building is currently used by a specialist deaf caring group as one of 3 help centres is the country, or sometimes housing guardians - disadvantaged people allowed to live there and care for the property. The construction of flats could violate privacy of many residents of the road behind backing the church. Demolition of this building would remove a prominent landmark from Balham's skyline, losing a building dating back to the 1880's! The construction of flats could violate privacy of many residents of the road behind backing the church. To help: Click this link and fill in a simple complaint form - https://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WAM/createComment.do;jsessionid=220CD0CF713C4D176B0C617C34DEC38C?action=CreateApplicationComment&applicationType=PLANNING&appNumber=2016%2F1990 Or email here - [email protected] Mentioning the application number - 2016/1990 And the address - Old Church 146A Bedford Hill (SW12 9HW) Thank you

The Royal Mile Market is Edinburgh's only permanent, 7-day, indoor marketplace. It is home to over 15 local businesses, brands and traders, all of whom are based entirely in Edinburgh. The market hosts: Artists, Designers, Muralists, Jewellers, Weavers, Musicians, Printers, Historians, and many more.... Now, a multi-million pound, London-based company have put in a bid to take the Tron Kirk away from us to use as a 'gift shop'. As the current tenants, we have the right to renew our lease at the current market rate before any other offers are considered - which we want to do! PLEASE, Edinburgh Council, don't take the livelihoods away from small-scale, Edinburgh-based businesses. We NEED the Tron Kirk. Between us we employ over 50 local people on top of providing a unique shopping destination and tourist attraction. In addition, many of our profits go directly back into the local economy. We have nowhere else to go. Thank you, The Traders of the Royal Mile Market WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://vimeo.com/178314147

Privacy for private hire drivers when off work and stops our vehicles getting damaged and vandalised when parked unattended!!! *Drivers should have a choice to use magnetic decals Instead of permanent stickers* *Ultimately it's cost private hire drivers who want to change their vehicle or change the firm they work for as the stickers can damage paintwork when being removed* *These stickers are extremely difficult to remove once they are on and have a tendency to damage the body work of the vehicle. It could cost a driver hundreds of pounds to have a respray job on both doors every time they want to move firms or change vehicle* "We think these are unreasonable costs being put onto the trade." *As far as public safety is concerned, you have to prove it. You can’t just say it’s for public safety. How does it keep the public safe?” Taxis in Wolverhampton are already well marked up. We have licenses in the front window with the plate number and a plastic plate fitted on the rear of the vehicle and are ‘easily identifiable! We also have a ring back and text service so that a customer can be texted or called and customers get full information of the job dispatched name of driver his picture,registration number of vehicle, colour of vehicle,make and model of vehicle. What more safety do they need??? “We are pre-booked, meaning a customer can expect a certain car from a certain company only! When they do get the ring back text, they will get the details of the driver,the vehicle make and model, registration number of vehicle etc etc There’s no chance of anyone getting into the wrong car.” We feel that the industry has become ‘OVER REGULATED'

In light of recent losses to our cityscape it is vital that this parade of Edwardian shops which defines the character of the whole street should remain intact.

A local Post Office is at the heart of a community. But in the last year, both the Pontllanfraith and Penllwyn Post Offices have closed - leaving our residents without access to the wide range of services that many of us rely on. We believe that the Post Office has a public duty to provide its services in every community. So we the undersigned call upon the Post Office to restore provision of local Post Office services to Pontllanfraith as soon as possible.

Chris Packham is a much loved and respected naturalist and presenter, who campaigns for wildlife and conservation. The Countryside Alliance and other organisations are calling for the BBC to sack him, in other words silence him, for speaking out in his campaigns. We think his campaigns for wildlife are justified, as they are based on scientific evidence, and he keeps his campaigning and role at the BBC separate.

The ACC are pitching to build a new school in Torry when we have a perfectly good school that they have abandoned and left to rot. Instead of trying to find another location in Torry and demolish this one, we need to put the £20 million into restoring this beautiful building and reopening it. The ACC simply cannot keep destroying our heritage.

In the interest of safety and security we request that the switching out of lights in residential streets between midnight and 6 am be withdrawn and that LCC follow the example of Doncaster Borough Council by replacing lamps with energy efficient LED lights that will reduce electricity costs by 70% and reduce maintenance costs due to their long life (25 years compared with 6 years). Residents are very concerned that the creation of dark spaces in the town at night will encourage burglaries, anti-social behaviour and accidents. Do let us know of your concerns and any experiences you have related to the lights being out.