As a peninsular, whose nearest dedicated cycling track is an hours drive away, we need such a facility to encourage cycling as part of a healthy and environmentally friendly community. We will be able to provide a facility for casual cyclists and training and racing for the more serious cyclist.

This is immoral as such companies should not promote and profit from the impulse buying of sugary snacks, which increase the risk of obesity and diabetes. Furthermore, they should not impose such sales targets on their staff.

The list of genera/species covered by the act is woefully dated. For example, Sicarius sp. The Six Eyed Sand Spider, is not even covered by the license despite being absolutely lethal. This species is being readily kept without any restrictions whatsoever. At a minimum this petition is to get this particular genus added to the Act, an acknowledgement that this species requires licensing. Going further than this i would see a tiered system introduced with two levels of animal. Lethal and Dangerous. At present the same regulations and criteria to keep a Black Widow (which is comparatively harmless despite it's reputation) would also allow an individual to keep an Alligator. Clearly this is a situation that cannot be allowed to continue. There needs to be a distinction between animals that can be kept with minimal precautions by responsible and experienced individuals and those species that require much greater controls be in place.

To plead to the Council to open its empty buildings to the homeless in winter. I cannot imagine sleeping rough in driving, biting winds, snow, ice and winter rain. It's inhumane. It's also inexcusable when we have so many empty buildings.

We finally have the Firstsite we dreamed of, a jewel in our midst, a beating heart of creativity in Colchester. The Board of Trustees at Firstsite are largely an outsider group who are not in tune with the current feeling and support for the huge achievements of both Anthony Roberts and the staff in creating a jewel in Colchester's creative community. They are dismissive of the community in Colchester and are about to destroy all that has been created by Anthony and his team. Please don't let this happen.

Why the UK Needs a National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss Every year in the United Kingdom, thousands of families experience the heartbreak of losing a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy. Despite the scale of this loss, the UK still does not have an officially recognised National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss—a day dedicated to honouring the babies who should be here, and the parents who carry their memory every day. The Latest UK Figures: A Continuing National Tragedy Stillbirths In 2023, there were 2,612 stillbirths across the UK, including 2,374 in England and Wales. The stillbirth rate in England and Wales remained at 4.0 per 1,000 total births, unchanged from 2022 and still higher than pre‑pandemic levels. [^1] Neonatal and Infant Deaths In 2023, England and Wales recorded: • 2,320 infant deaths (under one year) • An infant mortality rate of 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births [^2] Neonatal deaths (within the first 28 days of life) remain a significant contributor to infant mortality, with 5 neonatal deaths per day estimated in England and Wales in 2023. [^1] Miscarriage Miscarriages are not officially recorded in the UK, but the best available estimates suggest: • Approximately 120,000 miscarriages occurred across the UK in 2022 (based on pooled miscarriage risk and national birth data). [^3] Tommy’s further estimates that between 110,426 and 156,089 miscarriages occurred in England and Wales in 2022. [^1] This lack of formal recording highlights a profound gap in how pregnancy loss is acknowledged and understood nationally. Why 15 October Matters 15 October is recognised internationally as Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day—a day when families around the world unite and share their journeys, take part in lighting candles at 7 pm for the Global Wave of Light, honouring babies gone too soon. Yet in the UK, this day is not officially recognised by the government. It is acknowledged only by charities, non‑profits, and bereaved communities. A national day would: • Provide formal recognition of the grief parents carry • Encourage open conversation and reduce stigma • Highlight the need for improved maternity and bereavement care • Support national awareness and prevention efforts • Align the UK with countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, and Italy (Piccolo Angeli), where the day is already recognised Why National Recognition Is Needed Now More Than Ever Despite improvements in some areas, the latest data shows: • The UK’s stillbirth rate remains higher than that of many comparable countries. [^4] • Infant mortality rates have stagnated rather than improved. [^2] • Miscarriage data remains unrecorded, leaving thousands of families invisible in official statistics. [^3] A National Day of Remembrance would help: • Acknowledge the scale of loss • Support grieving families • Drive improvements in maternity safety and bereavement services • Promote employer awareness and compassionate policies • Encourage better data collection and research Most importantly, it would ensure that every baby matters and every family’s grief is recognised. Standing Together in Remembrance This day would offer families a moment to: • Honour their babies • Connect with others who understand • Break the silence that often surrounds pregnancy and infant loss It is a small but powerful step toward national compassion, understanding, and change. Show Your Support We are calling on the UK Government to officially recognise 15 October as the National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss. Please sign the petition and stand with bereaved families across the UK. Luanne & Harry Rimmer Baby Loss Advocates

Deaths have risen dramatically on the last few years, and g4s human rights track record speaks for itself. They care nothing for the lives in there hands! My partner died in a g4s prison and he was treated like an animal not a human being, some of of most vulnerable people in society end up in prison no everyone who goes to prison is bad, they just need help. G4s isn't capable to take care of these people. My partner hasn't been the only death! and many more will follow if nothing is done! Thank you

Pet owners. The elderly. Parents. Shift workers. We know the cost of a bit of fun. It's not just one evening. It starts at the beginning of October, and goes on and on, to Christmas, new year, and so on. Animals cannot tell that this is fun. It sounds like war. It sounds bad. It sounds scary.

If the Northamptonshire Police Force Control Centre (FCC) which handles 999 and 101 calls as well as police radio transmissions is relocated from the Wootton Hall Police HQ in Northampton into another County, with it will disappear all of the local knowledge, experience and expertise that currently benefits both Police Officers and members of the public here in Northamptonshire. The local police union, Unison, believe that this essential part of front line policing should NOT be moved to a location remote from its parent Force, or put into the hands of the notorious G4S or any other private company who will run it as a business rather than for the benefit of the people of Northamptonshire. The staff of the FCC are rightly proud of the professional service they continue to provide, and it is to their great credit that they put their concerns for the safety and wellbeing of the vulnerable and distressed members of the public who will be affected by these changes before their own worries about job security and terms and conditions of service.

In April of 2016 the government, on recommendation by The Centre for Research in Social Policy, intend to raise the National Living Wage to £7.20 p/h with the objective of increasing it to £9.00 p/h by 2020. As a worker earning a similar amount to the 2020 target I feel from both personal experience and by listening to the struggles faced by fellow workers that the term is a misnomer and would be much more accurately described as the 'Subsistence Wage'. Definition; The lowest wage a worker and their family can survive on.

We are all human beings regardless of our circumstances. Please Tower Hamlets Council show some compassion this winter. There is a huge housing crisis in this country which is reflected in the number of homeless people on the streets. No one deserves to be sleeping outside at any time of the year, but especially as the weather gets colder and wetter.

The Railway Lake was formed after the extraction of gravel by Tarmac plc in the 1990s and 2000s on land owned by Trinity College, Cambridge. Local people were promised, in order to secure their co-operation, that, after the work was completed, the pit would be converted to a Lake and an area of natural beauty and quiet water for everyone to enjoy. Now Newark and Sherwood District Council want to allow the Lake to be developed and to change its use, to allow sailing, wind-surfing and sporting use on the Lake and development by the side of it. This will involve the erection of buildings, creation of an access road, installation of services and the construction of a septic tank. These facilities already exist nearby on an adjacent Lake, less than a mile away. If allowed, the whole nature of the Railway Lake will be lost for ever. Local people don't want this, but the Council is not listening. Please help us to show that areas of natural beauty in the countryside have a value and need to be preserved for everyone to enjoy.