The Short Breaks service is very important to all the families with disabled children in Hounslow. It is all about inclusion in society. Some of our families only use this service to take their disabled children out - due to cost or embarrassment because of societies attitude towards disability. Due to their family committments - this is the only networking some parents do. You hear in the media about parents comitting suicide and taking their disabled children with them. If you realised the daily stress we are under you wouldn't cut this service, because you would appreciate it's value to the family as a whole.

The Laws for UK Spouse and Partner immigration are tearing families apart. A requirement of £18,600 in income or £62,500 in savings is placed solely on the UK spouse. At minimum wage this would involve working 55 hours a week, which is simply unavailable in this climate. Many families and partners of British citizens are stuck from returning home due to the strict financial requirements, whilst European residents walk freely into the country. Ironically the English speaking countries of Australia New Zealand and America also fall under this bracket, unlike countries such as Romania, Russia and Poland. House owners and highly skilled workers, are all prevented from returning to the UK, despite being in well paid jobs abroad, this is due to the lack of work in the UK that exceeds this requirement. The requirements do not consider assets such as house ownership, or partners earning capacity. Those with savings are prevented from investing in the country as only cash savings count when held for over 6 months are considered. A plea to reduce this requirement to around £13,000 was rejected by the high court claiming it did not infringe on the right to a family life. However it seems obvious it is. This is clearly a move to reduce immigration that has failed, it has isolated working and middle class families, and by its own admission ''did not consider any other factors but financial, and was based solely on central London'' Its other purpose was stated as being to stop dependence on state support, however this does not prevent foreign EU residents from claiming state support, only British citizens wishing to bring their partners and family home. This is a policy from the Tory government which has betrayed our rights as citizens and further divided our ability to have family lives. Typically to Tory politics, this was based on money and favoured the rich. Please sign the petition to bring our families and loved ones home, so we may not be replaced by the new wave of European immigration.

i recently received a PCN (parking charge notification) it was informing me i had not paid a bus lane offence therefore i lost my right to appeal, the fine was £60, i lost my right to a discount of £30, they added another £30 for non payment, £90 in total, i never received the original fine, the council say once they have sent it its deemed that you have received it, this is totally unfair, there is no way to prove you never received the fine, i want this changing so they have to send recorded delivery

KMC please find a way of working with the Edge cafe and keeping it open. Quotes from customers include: 'Huddersfield does not have enough quirky places like this and this will attract walkers from outside the area. The food, people and place are fabulous and unique and should be treasured by the council as a true creative place. They welcome everyone; families, walkers, dogs, all is exactly as it should be on the Visit Huddersfield map!' 'It's somewhere special to take my mother-in-law. We can enjoy the food and the view and even see her house from up there too. :)' 'Fab place to call when out walking the dogs xxx nowhere else like it we need to keep this xxx' 'love this cafe, it is perfectly situated for access by walkers with dogs and children and I feel provides something a lot of places don't because it doesn't ENCOURAGE vehicle access.' 'Hope it can be saved or reinstated. It's such a fabulous, unique place. Great food and staff.' 'It's unique and a life safer for dog walkers... Aren't the council in support of us ditching our cars and getting us outside cycling/walking? This cafe has encouraged me to do this on several occasions.... It gets me,my children and the dog out in the fresh air with the promise of a treat along the way. The food is also fabulous. It has a real sense of community about it.' 'It is unique. :) The view is spectacular, and in the winter when it's too cold and windy to sit out, the indoor rooms are cosy. I appreciate being able to take my dog, which few cafés allow.' 'It is a lovely place to go, always made welcome, food is good supplied locally, employs people. It is quite unique and offers a much needed service where it is for dog walker, walker, football spectators and, just any one really. :-) :-)' 'Excellent community facility that provides a much needed cafe (with excellent home made produce from local providers) for Longwood residents. It's a stunning location and there's literally nothing like it around and about. Love the place.'

Achievement Bute provides flexible individually tailored support to enable children with disabilities to participate in leisure activities of their choice and to support parents. They also run a range of inclusive regular clubs - events - holiday play-schemes and trips open to ALL children on the Isle of Bute. They provide a Counselling Service - parent support group - advocacy and an autism mentoring project. Argyll & Bute Council had originally promised full funding for Achievement Bute, but have since retracted this offer, which will no longer make Achievement Bute financially viable. https://www.facebook.com/helpsaveachievmentbute.co.uk

This is important to restore faith in our politicians because If an employee, in the public or private sector, is found to have made some 700 fraudulent claims for mileage that are inaccurate or not eligible would they not be dismissed for gross misconduct. It is reported that some of these claims were up to 5 times the real mileage and that Bob Blackman had been warned about his claims since 2011.. How then does Bob Blackman merely appear to have to pay back more than £1,000 without losing his job or pension entitlement. Is it not time that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority started to behave like an employer and guardian of tax payers money rather than a benevolent uncle.

These nurseries are the foundation of our communities, our history and development. Some of these nurseries have been in our communities for over fifty years, giving 3 generations in some families of education with well trained, dedicated staff. These important years a child develops :- Physical development Cognitive development Emotional and social development Language development Sensory and motor development Not only will the development of the above be affective, but also the parents will be too. This will result in more mother's giving up work, because of childcare issues,and more people staying on benefits longer. Also the most vulnerable children in our society, `Children with Special Educational Needs` (SEN). Most of these children don't get a diagnosis until the problems are picked up at school, especially our nursery provision, as social and emotional disabilities don't begin to surface until a child starts school. There will be other issues effected by this, such as teacher's, LSAs and other support staff, including dinner and kichen staff all are at risk of job loss, reduction of hours and redundancies. Please support our petition and campaign to save our nurseries.

Hale Library is more than a library its community space which is used by groups and all ages of the community. It has an area for displays & exhibitions It ha sa tourist information and important local what's on

UPDATE 10th March 2015 the Home Office sadly went ahead with the deportation of 32 people to Afghanistan. HOWEVER 20 people were taken off the flight though, including Sherdil, Shafiq and Izatullah. We would like to continue collecting signatures to show opposition to further deportations whilst Afghanistan remains unsafe. We have more time now to really build our opposition- if we collect 100,000 signatures, the issue will have to be discussed in Parliament. NEW PETITION: 38degrees.org.uk/justiceforafghans An Afghan government minister, Mr. Hussain Alami Balkhi, has stated that returned refugees will not be accepted and will be turned away at the airport. Despite this warning, the UK government is still willing to waste thousands of taxpayers money, with an average charter flight costing £218,617, and the government having spent nearly £4m on deportations to Afghanistan in 2011/2. Sources:https://kabulblogs.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/afghan-minister-for-refugees-and-repatriation-stop-deportation-to-afghanistan/ http://www.corporatewatch.org/news/2013/jan/24/cost-charter-flight-deportations-increased-eight-fold-over-last-decade

Morale is very low in the Ambulance service. Although they are one of the services responding to 999 calls they are NOT classed as an Emergency service and are paid less than Fire & Rescue staff or the police. The work they do should be properly recognised in the pay they receive. Recruitment and retention are major problems and staff shortages result in them frequently working well over their 12 hour shifts.

For 50 years the people of Lowestoft have agreed that It is important to ease congestion in the town centre and Oulton Broad. We want to draw people back to trading and shopping in Lowestoft. This polder dam crossing is the option that will bring most economic benefit to the town. It will join the town together after years of being split by the river without destroying existing homes and businesses. It is also the cheapest option, considering all access points are already in place and there are no businesses or homes to be destroyed or relocated, unlike the other options. YET IT IS THE ONE THAT NO ONE IN OUR COUNTY OR DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED!! DESPITE 3 MEETINGS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF PASSIONATE CITIZENS OF LOWESTOFT! The fishing Industry in Lowestoft is vital! As June Mummery from BFP Fish Auctioneers stated:" A third crossing would make access to the Fish Market easier when deliveries of fish and sundries are coming in and out." Emergency vehicles are held up waiting for the current bridge, which opens up several times a day to let small boats through, and every minute lost could cost lives! A polder dam bridge will be a unique tourist attraction in itself, and is the option that will bring most economic benefit to the town. Businesses are currently losing productivity hours while employees are stuck in traffic. It will join the town together after years of being split by the river, without destroying existing homes and businesses. It will benefit public transport. It will improve safe crossing for large articulated lorries which currently get held up. Avoid snarl-ups of through traffic in the town centre. Lets put life back into Lowestoft and draw businesses back into our town!

The Vic Studios is the only public building with a recording studio kitted out with it's own equipment in; with the pending removal of music from the National Curriculum, it is imperative that other means of accessing music is available to young people. Also see https://www.facebook.com/groups/savethevicstudioswrexham/ for updates.