https://vimeo.com/163562207 The Coal Exchange, which stands proudly amongst its peers, has long been left to fall into disrepair. The building is battered and worn after years of decay. When people talk about this building, they will often talk of its past grandeur and place in history as the centre of the world’s controversial coal industry. The building ensured the flow of funds were channelled through her hallways, providing thousands of families with the means to feed and clothe their children. In many cases, what was seen as the centre of their community would also be the very reason to shorten their fragile lives. Whatever your thoughts are on this magnificent building, good or bad, you cannot deny it plays an integral part of the ancestry of Cardiff and wider-Wales. Many of the UK’s listed buildings no longer serve their original purpose, and developers do not wish to go into the detail that is required to save them. What they would prefer to do is sit in their ivory towers, looking no further than the plans strewn across their desks, with their fleet of advisors who serve to sterilise their new structure. This is not our intention. Signature Living and I intend to keep this building as close to the structure as possible. We certainly will not be changing any of the exterior walls, apart from re-engaging them with the building. It is widely known the rear of the building has had to bear the ingress of large amounts of water over many years, which has caused her wooden joints to not only rot, but to disengage from the main structure. This, along with the roof, will be the first of the tasks we set out to complete, as timing here is of the essence. With a listed building, such as The Coal Exchange, it is essential to preserve the structure as was intended when first erected, whilst ensuring it is self-sustaining – with the latter, arguably, being a primary aim for the building. Further Reading http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/pictures-show-just-how-wrecked-11192088 http://lawrencekenwright.co.uk/coal-exchange-closed-business/ http://lawrencekenwright.co.uk/plans-return-coal-exchange-former-glory/ http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2016-04-08/cardiffs-coal-exchange-to-be-200-room-luxury-hotel-and-events-venue/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/how-cardiffs-coal-exchange-look-11152558

As this means that families who get free travel will have to pay ridiculous prices.

Many independent studies have stated the many health risks associated with weedkiller sprays: http://permaculturenews.org/2012/11/01/why-glyphosate-should-be-banned-a-review-of-its-hazards-to-health-and-the-environment/ ; http://www.drugwatch.com/2015/11/18/roundup-weed-killer-causing-cancer/ ; https://www.rt.com/usa/316995-usa-workers-sue-monsanto-roundup/ ; http://www.naturalnews.com/051450_glyphosate_cancer_risk_Monsanto.html . Street spraying provides a massive risk to all pavement users, especially dogs and young children, and is also contributing to ever decreasing bee numbers. Furthermore, it is undemocratic. Residents are not being advised of when or where spraying will take place and there is currently no option to opt out of having the area around your property sprayed with carcinogenic chemicals that have numerous health risks.

As only weeds grow either side of that path maybe consider widening it making much more accessible to local nursery, school children and the local elderly residents. Come the summer the nettles grow and last summer were 4ft tall for a lengthy period of time before cut back. Long nettles hardly a safety net for the numerous excitable Young children on scooters and bicycles. After all are we not constantly striving to promote children being active? A high volume of children use this footpath daily and it's in a terrible condition. Also many local elderly residents use this footpath. Yesterday mid morning I tripped on this uneven and unsafe footpath and suffered mild head injury and a nasty bruise to my chin. I work as a Teaching Assistant in the local school and arrived visibly upset and shaken. I could have been that elderly resident, expectant mother or other.

No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school

There is a growing community of allotmenteers, who, driven by need, have taken to cultivating their own crops. Some people have spent years to transform what was essentially waste land into arable soil, and have often spent a considerable amount of time and money in order to reap the benefits of home grown organic fruit & vegetables. Recently, we have heard of numerous councils serving notices that they are reclaiming these valuable resources to convert into building land. In many cases, allotments are utilised as a way of not only growing food, but also as a way of keeping fit (something that the government is keen to promote!), so it makes no sense, other than to reap financial rewards, to close them. Whilst there are waiting list of several years to secure a plot, it is obvious that this is a popular, and worthwhile, leisure facility. Please take action to stop this practise now, before it is too late to stop the rot!!! In these times of austerity and obesity, allotmenteering is a way to grow healthy produce, and to reap the rewards of an outdoor activity which also promotes physical fitness.

It is widely recognised that junior doctors are the lifeblood of the modern NHS. They are the consultants of the future, and through years of dedicated training provide a truly 24 hour a day, seven day a week service. The proposed contract undermines safe working practices, reverts to a previously failed system and has been roundly rejected by the workforce. It is openly discriminatory against female doctors. The proposed changes are based on flawed analysis of data that suggests a “weekend effect” and while we are keen to improve safety in hospitals across the UK, this contract will harm patients, harm the workforce and harm the training of junior doctors. Further to the overwhelming rejection of this contract by junior doctors, they have huge support from consultant colleagues, multiple Royal Colleges and the public as a whole. Please publicly reject the imposition of this contract at Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust and call for new negotiations without pre-condition in a mark of support for the hard working and dedicated staff of these fine hospitals. For more information about why the new contracts are unsafe and unfair, please visit the BMI website: http://oneprofession.bma.org.uk/ On Behalf of the Support Junior Doctors Manchester Campaign. To find out more please join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1704071369861870/permalink/1708719502730390/?comment_id=1709001592702181¬if_t=group_comment_follow¬if_id=1461101572281468

After the £4.6 million pound cuts to our services there will only be 23 public toilets in Gwynedd and they are already few and far between. This will make shopping and other commutes for a range of people difficult or catch them out possibly leading to embarrassing and preventable accidents. As someone who suffers from Crohn's disease this is important for me knowing that I and many others often need Immediate access to toilets.

This is of the upmost importance as the road is very busy with traffic and my little girl and as many other need the safety of a school crossing patrol near to the school is a nursery which provides an after school facility in the area for children attending Calderwood. They now have to.provide a bus as the road crossing is dangerous. This removal will also cause more congestion with cars at the local school and parking is very limited as it is just now

The resistance of certain politicians to force corporate sponsors to pay their fair share of taxes, in return for large amounts of money and manipulation of information, must be stopped. It is corrupt and means our country is being taken over by rich crooks who respect no laws other than their own. Google, Amazon, Macdonalds, Rupert Murdoch and the like are just a small example of these sponsors.

Date: 9th August 2015 Dear Sirs, I write with regard notice applied for by my landlord for rent arrears. I provide the following defence that a) provides details of process failures by both landlord and letting agent prior to the incident of rent arrears, and b) provides my repayment offer to clear the rent arrears. Please note the following:- History To summarise, there were some failures of process made by both landlord and letting agent:- 1. NPower dispute. Caused by letting agent mixing up gas meter readings. 3 emails provided from communication trail with NPower, Energy Ombudsman and OfGem as evidence of this. 2. Lease extension not properly executed. Evidence attached. 3. Letting agent enter property without my permission. Evidence attached. 4. Landlord not updating Hazelvine of true details, accrued service charges, used my address as her correspondence address. Evidence attached. Below provides a brief timeline of events over the whole tenancy:- 1. 2013 – moved from Address 1 to Address 2. Reason for moving was that I was unhappy with the conditions of previous property and lack of restorative/reparatory work by the landlord. This gave rise to the Requirements for Accommodation checklist (evidence item 1). Let me expand on issues with this previous accommodation:- a. Jan 2004 – moved to Address 1. b. 21st August 2009 – property sold from Landlord 1 to Landlord 2. Informed in writing of this, ref Appendix A of MMCN0140. c. 6th December 2010 – report made to Landlord 2 of defective shower, ref MMCN0061. d. 11th June 2011 – offer made to Landlord 2 to refurbish Address 1, ref MMCN0109 as something other than residential. e. 10th August 2011 – further offer made to Landlord 2 to refurbish 18A Parson Street, ref MMCN0121. f. 16th December 2011 – complaint made about conditions of property to Landlord 2 ref MMCN0140. Bristol City Council copied in on correspondence. No action was taken to rectify these reported issues. g. 22nd February 2013 – 2nd complaint made to Landlord 2 ref MMCN0186. No action was taken to rectify these reported issues. h. 17th August 2013 – notice given to landlord 2 ref MMCN0191. Notice letter made reference to 2 complaint letters. 2. 14th September 2013 – I officially moved into 91 Parson Street. Relations with letting agent were good, i.e. Agent 1, Agent 2, Agent 3, Agent 4. 3. When I first moved in, I noticed a discrepancy with the gas bill. I had 9 months of correspondence with NPOwer, Energy Ombudsman and OfGem to get this corrected. The reason for the discrepancy was that the letting agents had mixed up gas meter readings between my property and another. I have all this correspondence and can use as evidence if required, I enclose a CD of this correspondence and relevant documents. 4. Quarterly inspections were carried out at the planned times Agent 2 with myself present. Good reports were provided to landlord via letting agent. 5. Sep 2014 – Portfolio Manager changed without notice from Agent 2 to Agent 5. 6. Sep 2014 – Planned inspection for 30/9/2014 cancelled without sufficient notice, i.e. same day. Inspection rearranged for new date, then on that date, was informed she got the date mixed up with another inspection and had already been into property to inspect and had sent the report. The inspection report sent to landlady was fine. Letting agent entered property without my permission. I can provide email of letting agent admitting this. 7. Sep 2014 – there was some toing and froing with the 12 month tenancy extension. I did sign and return the lease agreement as requested, but was returned without letting agent signature. Although, signing of the new agreement should not have been via post but in person such that the witness signature can be put on at that time, no appointment was made to do this. Lease agreement extension paperwork not properly completed. I can provide emails of correspondence where I wanted to sort out. 8. I have copy of agreement signed by myself. 9. Dec 2014 – found out about landlord not informing Hazelvine of her proper address and of arrears with service charges amounting to approximately £1,000. I have paperwork providing 3 separate addresses for the landlady, i.e.. original lease agreement signed under witness 14/4/2013 states her address as Marshalls Drive, then 12 month extension for Sep 2014 (which would have taken me to Sep 2015) states address as Henrietta House, Haringey, then I now have paper work (Sec 21) stating address as Carlton Lodge, London. 10. Dec 2014 – I informed Hazelvine of the landlord address to what I had on lease agreement paperwork as Henrietta House. Landlord not updating Hazelvine of details, therefore they defaulted to last known address, i.e. my own address. I have an email from Hazelvine solicitors. 11. I subsequently reported this to Action Fraud as it looked suspicious, and had I not, the service charge arrears could have continued to accrue in my opinion. I informed Ocean of my Action Fraud report ref letter MMCN0200. 12. After advice sought from the Citizens Advice Bureau, I wrote to the landlady at the last known address with regard rent arrears and making arrangements to clear these with herself, and continue leasing the property maintaining good landlord/tenant relations. 13. I informed Bristol City Council tenancy relations of the issues I was having. 14. I requested that she phone me or email me with regard all of this by Monday 25th May 2015. I have not heard from her, and sought further advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau on Wednesday 27th May 2015.

Currently those with colinic/bowel disorders and who have a permanent condition as a result of this are rejected from the Blue Badge scheme. Granted that this is true of many others as well, but ostomates usually have to carry with them a set of spares (from clothing to appliances) and having easy and close access to these would be a huge relief, especially in an emergency. Believe me, walking through a supermarket car park knowing that you clothes are soiled is not pleasant, and being able to be back at the car and safety would be a huge physical and psychological benefit. Likewise, many ostomates end up with hernias as a result of their surgery, meaning that carrying heavy items and distance can be challenging if not actually harmful, let alone the issues of having to stack/pack these into a boot or onto a back seat. There are over 100,000 ostomates in the UK currently who have to fend for themselves (I speak as one of these). Seeing others abuse the scheme of course makes one think that it should be tightened, but not to the exclusion of those with genuine needs.