I feel that the age group between 11 and 17 are becoming really bad in the Southend area due to a mix of things: Drugs, County Lines gangs pressured into doing things they don't want to do, along with many other bad things that they shouldn't be subjected to. I feel that if we had a building with the right people in there - some from support work backgrounds, people that can provide confidential one-to-one or even group sessions - we would be able to offer real support and advice to the local youth. I'd say there are a lot of vulnerable people out there that won't speak out or seek advice. But having the right place to make those people feel comfortable, where they can come down and get involved in activities such as indoor football/pool tables/computers/films etc. along with educational programs and access to help and guidance for a better life future to be pointed in the right direction would be beneficial. Of course each person would be monitored inside assessed spoken to. It would be a place where they can open up with no judgement and give them the best possible advice for moving forward - and when anything severe arises or that is a big concern, information can be collected and passed on to the right department to look into and solve. In reality when one young person is in a bad place and at a loose end they won't seek help via adults services as they feel they will get into trouble or look weak. Whereas going through as what they would see as a mate at the centre a fun understanding normal day to day person that they build a repor with outside of the public service ie uniform . Give young people a safe environment and they will open up. Provide the right services and people - social workers/mental health assessors/job centres and advisers - to help find work and get on the right track, supported by friendly staff and in a space where they can enjoy themselves (with games etc.) It's all about our next generation. And as we can all see, the up and coming generation seem to be increasingly lost too soon, with no interest in drive or progression in life.

Because most people in the area are in their later years and the intrusion of noise makes them feel uncomfortable. Cars race up and down a residential area causing a nuisance, especially on the weekend.

As a parent of a young child that loves to play out she often attends Hardy's Recreational Ground "ploggers". Here, there is maybe two things she can go on and children are often waiting and queueing for their turn to use the one swing they have (which can cause chaos!) I know a lot of parents that would love the park to be a proper playground with swings, a slide etc., to make it a fun place to go as once it used to be. So please could you consider this for our children's future. I care about this issue a lot because it's for our children, as I know other parents will too. We want a safe, nice place for our children to go. So let's get together and make this happen.

Pedestrians walk from Ambleside via Mceiver Lane and attempt to cross the A5075 which has a 20mph max speed limit. Very few motorists adhere to this speed especially as they come from the south past a blind corner which is the Wateredge Inn. Pedestrians are at serious risk of being ran over here. It needs a Pedestrian Crossing. Please sign this petition for a safer road for all.

Laws for drivers have changed in favour of cyclist against the driver. However, if I took a cyclist out at night, in dark clothing with no lights etc, am I really at fault?

I have, I believe, suffered with POTS since I was 16/17 years old. The symptoms I developed at 16/17 years old have got worse over the years. I was told repeatedly it was all anxiety related. I was even wrongly diagnosed with BPD, mainly because I always argued my case around my physical health problems which were denied. I was repeatedly admitted to hospital and not listened to. Finally I was diagnosed with POTS in November 2021, before this symptoms such as breathlessness on walking from one room to another and passing out when standing up were put down as anxiety. I have heard repeated stories from around the world of people suffering endlessly because sufferers of POTS are not taken seriously! This needs to stop NOW.

British Gas is the UK’s largest fuel supplier with around twelve million customers. Ofgem has so far passed them about 700,000 accounts when other companies had to stop trading. I can see no reason to think I am the only person they are overcharging. We are amidst an energy crisis AND a cost-of-living crisis. The poorest customers will be hit the hardest. The poverty-stricken may well also be the least able to spot what is happening with their bills. Too many people do not check their bills. British Gas continues to use false readings when billing me. How many others? Even after recent phone conversations with someone from their complaints management team, I am unable to get them to use the actual meter readings. I am now switching suppliers. At least I have chosen a supplier who believes in customer service. I can speak with them; they listen and act professionally. From what I have found, they will only bill me for the fuel I have used.

Many brewers use isinglass, a gelatin made from dried fish bladders, to speed up the fining of their beer. Unfortunately most do not reveal this. They are not required by law to do so. If you are vegan or vegetarian, these beers are not suitable for you. But finding this out is often difficult, or next to impossible. Faced with a choice at a crowded bar, unless the owners are considering this and label them on their chalk boards, and most don't, the situation can get impossible. The bar tender can usually at best try and search on line, only to come up against the same wall and offer their apologies. Is this acceptable? Every other food or drink product has to make its ingredients clear. Alcohol should be no exception. Do you know your beer has been fined down with fish bladders? If you didn't want to accept this, how could you make your choice when the brewers choose not to tell you?

You cannot have the government marking it’s own homework. You cannot have someone in charge of the terms of reference who cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Many 1000s of lives have been lost & the enquiry needs to be truly independent for the public to have any trust in it.

The nearest location for Dry Cleaning for Hook residents now that Trees Newsagent has closed down is either Odiham, Hartley Witney, Chineham or Basingstoke. None of these locations are accessible by foot. A Dry Cleaner that provides dry cleaning and laundry is a vital service in a community such as ours.

People should be aware of what is happening and going on and going to happen about this.

As Cumbria heads into changes to local government with the county and district councils replaced with the new Westmorland and Furness Unitary council. A governance review will help place Penrith and neighbouring communities in a stronger place to represent the focused areas of the communities served as Cumbria head into the new local government structure as part of the Westmorland and Furness council area. Parish Council across the country often find it hard to fill vacancies with people willing to become councillors in the volunteer capacity of the role. Penrith Town council when created had 19 seats across its 6 wards this was reduced to 15 in 2019 after the council had a number of seats unfilled. Since 2019 the council has had to fill vacant seats through co-option to the council and over the last year has seen at a number of meetings less than half of the 15 councillors attending meetings and some meetings forced to be cancelled due to insufficient councillors attending for the meeting to be quorate. It is felt that a smaller more focused Penrith Town council were members are elected to represent all of Penrith rather than just the 6 wards will help make the council more representative and benefit Penrith as a whole while also becoming more agile and accountable to the community of Penrith. Our call for a governance review is not inference of any negative views of the current town council but a view that the changes outlined will help make the council more agile and ready to take on the future for Penrith and work to Unlock the Potential of Penrith.