• SAVE SALTASH TRAIN STATION
    Saltash Train Station is the gateway station to Cornwall. It is the first station to greet travelers to this beautiful county and right now it is going to rack and ruin. This campaign is to request that Saltash Town Council make an offer on the building and facilitate its restoration to its former glory - a welcoming place to greet travelers, holiday makers, day trippers, commuters and local residents. Saltash is such a vibrant and thriving town with so much to offer and if we had a fully operating and welcoming train station it would encourage even more people to stop off and visit this wonderful and historic town. Many of us have children who use the station daily in order to travel to schools, near and far. It would have such an impact on their daily commute, especially on those dark winter mornings and evenings. We already have the historic Brunel Railway Bridge running into our town so lets maximize on this and create a train station that's fit to accommodate such a feat of engineering. Don't let the building be turned into flats! Please take a moment to sign this petition in order to demonstrate to the Council how much of an impact this would have to the local community, and beyond.
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    Created by Christine Bryant
  • Stop the cuts to bus services in Invergowrie and Kingoodie!
    The bus operator Stagecoach is proposing to reduce route 16 and eliminate route 77 connecting the villages of Invergowrie and Kingoodie to Perth, Dundee and Fife. Although Invergowrie is a small community it has two major employers: The James Hutton Institute and Scottish water. It also has a big primary school. The James Hutton Institute employs over 300 people and around 200 pupils attend the primary school. Adding to this the local businesses and around 1,700 residents, the cuts will impact directly a significant amount of people and will have wider consequences for Perth and Kinross, Fife and Dundee. Cuts to the services will: • Increase traffic around the school putting children’s safety at risk • Have a greater impact on vulnerable people such as pensioners, low income families and disabled. • Impact scientific research at the JHI • Increase the risk to cyclist and drivers who in bad weather in winter have the option to take the bus. • Have a negative impact on the environment by increasing traffic. We strongly oppose the proposed measures and reject the consultation done by Stagecoach as it was badly advertised, rushed and restrictive. We call for a new consultation in which residents’ and employees’ concerns can be properly heard and we look forward to finding an outcome that serves our communities better.
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    Created by Jennifer Brown
  • Public Finance Initiative
    It is important because the promises made under this deal was buildings would be constructed and maintain to a high standards. The report found out that many buildings were poorly built and many circumstances dangerous to the occupants. As usual no government minister,health board trust or local authorities wanted to appear on the programme to defend the PFI. As it stands the British tax payer will have to pick up the repair bills.
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    Created by Stephan Rees
  • daily parking along wilsham and surrounding roads risk to cyclists and pedestrians
    Wilsham road is a busy commuter route for pedestrians and cyclists and as a resident of a nearby road I have seen an increase on the amount of parked vehicles. parked cars pose a particular hazard at the junctions of saxton road, preston road and townsend. Its only a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured due to inconsiderately parked vehicles.
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    Created by Simon Hamblin
  • start school later
    It is important because it is proven to increase the academic performance of students of all ages, increase health and safety,
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  • Stop the closure of Wells Terrace entrance at Finsbury Park Tube Station
    Finsbury Park is the fourth busiest Underground station outside zone 1. As many have experienced first-hand, the station currently experiences regular closures and delays due to overcrowding during peak hours. This overcrowding is not only inconvenient, it is also potentially dangerous. The proposed closure of Wells Terrace entrance which is due to take place on 18 July 2016 will inevitably make matters worse and cause even further delays and congestion. TfL plans to close this entrance permanently. A new entrance will be located on Fonthill Road, removed from the current Bus station. Until 2019, TfL plans to have only one entrance open during peak hours, Station Place. This is completely inadequate. When the closure of Wells Terrace was first proposed TfL postponed their decision to close the entrance back in April 2015 in order to "minimise disruption.” What has changed since then? If anything more commuters use the station than ever before and TfL has provided users of this station with no information regarding the impact that this will have on daily commutes. TfL has failed to propose any mitigation for the effects which the closure will have. Now is surely the time to pause and come up with a better plan - Please sign this petition to put pressure on TfL to suspend its closure of Wells Terrace on Monday 18 July 2016 entrance at Finsbury Park station until a viable solution can be found to prevent delays and overcrowding. TfL should consult the public on this. For more information on the previous closure: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/nightmare-finsbury-park-entrance-closure-postponed-until-further-notice-transport-for-london-10185829.html http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/anger_over_plans_to_close_finsbury_park_station_entrance_for_more_than_two_years_1_3954506
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  • Strip Southern Rail of the franchise
    Thousands of passengers have had to put up with severe delays and cancelled trains for weeks on end because Southern rail's incompetence. After weeks of misery, they have now axed 341 services a day. When the government stepped in and took over failing East Coast rail, passenger satisfaction levels were the highest on record and punctuality and reliability improved. Plus, it put £640 million back in to the public purse. Southern rail and their parent company Govia Thameslink are paid to provide a service - but they're not doing it. It's time they were stripped of the franchise.
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    Created by Hannah Whelan
  • Cancel Parliamentary Recess
    The referendum was called by Prime Minister David Cameron, who has now resigned leaving the country in a parlous state with nobody at the helm. For members of parliament to abandon ship leaving us rudderless for the next six weeks would be negligent.
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    Created by Sara Browne
  • Give the National Living Wage to people under 25
    This is a really important to me as I see the National Minimum Wage an unfair practice to everyone Under 25. Workplace Policies bang on about "Equal Opportunities" and "Equal Rights", but where does equal rights and opportunities come into play about how much every single worker gets? It is unfair and wrong of every workplace in Britain to be giving extremely hard, motivated and invaluable employees to be unfair paid all due to the National Minimum Wage boundaries set by the UK Government. Every single employee in Britain should be entitled as my pay as everyone else. It is completely bang out of order pay 16 year old £3.87 per hour for then a 28 year old, holding the same job role AND experience, to be paid £7.20 per hour. This is not "Equal" and this is not by any means right. This, back in 1996 should have been outlined in The Employment Rights Act 1996, to where every employee is within their right to equal pay to anyone of all ages. Personal Story: I once worked at an Attraction Theme Park where in 2013 was getting paid £3.72 per hour (I was 16). After a year and a half of employment there (2014) with a year and a half's experience on my CV, there was 21+ year old getting paid £6.50 per hour when these employees has no experience of anything of any kind and they were getting paid at the time (nearly £2) more than i was earning per hour. I am now 19, driving, got rent to pay, pay for car insurance, pay my monthly phone bill, fuel, car tax, MOT, ect. National Minimum Wage is not enough to pay for all of this. We as a generation need to paid equally as we all have expensive bills to pay out for. Not just the Over 25's. This age segregation of our pay limits is common discrimination to all of us and segregating all of us just because of how old we all are. This is a disgrace to my employment rights and my own equal opportunities and rights of the work place. It is a sham that this sort of practice is getting used today where workers are entitled to equal pay. This is the reason why the National Minimum Wage needs to be complete and indefinitely abolished, then that to be taken over with the National Living Wage.
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    Created by Luke Ellis
  • Help us get treatment for are son in Wales so we can go home
    Riley was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called hunter syndrome when he was two,it's a proggressive disease with a life expectancy of 12-15years. When he was diagnosed we had an email off Welsh government saying it wasn't cost effective to give him treatment that would give him a better and less painful life. We had to move from Wales to England to get treatment,not only had we just found out are son had a life limiting disease but we would have to leave all are friends, family and are complete support network behind. We struggle on a daily basis were we are now with no support, we just want to go back home to be with family and have more of a support network for the boys. Please sign and share hopefully someone will listen
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  • Make sure Horden's Banner march through our village
    Over the last 2 years, Horden banner and band have not marched through our wonderful village, due to the fact that people would rather be at Durham Big Meeting a lot earlier. This has left many residents left standing to wait for the annual morning wake up by the loud music from the band, and for them to pass while they stand on the street corner, which has never ended up happening. Residents would like to see the annual march through the village continue, with prior notice on location, time and the route the banner will make, as well as an opportunity to travel with the banner to Durham.
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    Created by Darren Meadows
  • ACT NOW TO OBJECT TO PLANNING APPLICATION (K/25/16/PL) ON WEST KINGSTON BEACH!
    The application goes against numerous policies in the Arun Local Plan. The site is outside the built up area, where the only development that might be approved would be sea defences. A planning application for a shelter for one boat was rejected in 2015 and the refusal was upheld on appeal, because the small shelter, less than one metre high, was considered to harm the open character of the beach and was therefore contrary to policy GEN7 of the Local Plan. An enclosure 2.85 metres high to accommodate 60 boats, which includes a building 13.6 metres long, must also be contrary to planning policy. There are also practical problems about the site: the roads approaching it are private, and the owners have said that they will note provide the Open Dinghy Club with the right to use them. There is a section of car park between the road west of the site, South Strand, which is attached to the house south of it, and its owner, Caroline Bond, has said she will not allow the club to cross her land. So the site can only be reached on foot or from the sea, and construction of the enclosure and building seems impossible. Please let Arun District Council know your thoughts, today.
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    Created by Jessica Moore