Bounty are a commercial organisation and have for too long been allowed free access on to the wards of maternity hospitals. They are allowed to walk on to the wards even during times when the patients familys and friends can't even be there. They are allowed to open curtains on wards and go into bedrooms regardless of how vulnerable these women and babies are. It's an imposition on women and babies on the wards and it's appalling that it has been just accepted as standard. No one should have this kind of access that isn't there on a medical basis. Please share your stories if you wish. Let's see just what a negative impact this is on pregnant and postnatal mothers and how much of an imposition this is on women and their birthing experience. Thank you

Houseboats are homes. The boating community adds tremendous character and value to the city, and living off grid provides affordable alternative housing when the housing market is in such a dire state. Making people homeless at this moment in time would be disastrous for them and further harm the social fabric of Cambridge. The report mentions that the Canals and Rivers Trust uses license auctions, but doesn't mention the outcry and misery which this caused, clear from the responses to the consultation on the matter. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/8759-mooring-sales-consultation-report.pdf

Belgrave library is the most used neighbourhood library in Leicester with over 200,000 visitors each year. It also provides much needed services such as basic computer courses, a daily homework club and toddler time. One parent said, 'If the library goes, how will my children do their homework?'. The council plans to close Belgrave library and move some services into the already busy Neighbourhood Centre. As well as losing library services, this plan puts Neighbourhood Centre services, such as the lunch club at risk. The library is the heart of our community, a space where all sections of the community meet and find out what is happening locally. Closing the library would have a massive impact on children, older people, the BME community, those who need language support, the socially isolated and those on low incomes. Save our library - whatever it takes...

Grammar Schools are socially regressive, unfair, and out-dated. Here in Cambridge we want a fair, properly-funded education system, to give every child a fair chance at life. Sign our petition to send a message to the Tory government and Tory-ran County council that we don't Grammar Schools in Cambridge.

Andrew Bingham MP – say NO to Grammar Schools Theresa May wants to bring back Grammar Schools to divide our children and make them travel even further to school. We call on our MP, Andrew Bingham, to say NO to Grammar Schools. We want Education not Segregation. We think all school children should be given the opportunity to flourish and be the best they can, not just the chosen few. All children should be given equal opportunities and an elitist education system is not the answer. Please sign our petition to make our MP listen to his constituents. We don't want Grammar Schools!

Anyone with a bus pass who lives near the borders of Wales or Scotland and needs to visit or spend time in the adjoining country is unable to use their bus pass there, apart from probably only one linking route.

The reason? A huge rent increase by the council, which makes it impossible for the business to continue trading. So, rather than a busy barber shop, and regular rent, the council will now be lumbered with another empty shop unit. Why so sad? Because they've been cutting my hair, and hundreds of others for 32 years plus. The salon manager David, who has been with the business for 45 years has cut my hair since I was in my teens through many styles and fashions. A loss of valuable expertise. The salon was established at Anderston Cross, by Jack Green in 1923. The business moved to King Street, off Trongate, in the late 1960s, when the M8 tore the heart out of Anderston. STV and the city's papers covered the story when the business celebrated its 90th birthday.

Children should have the freedom & right to play, as they wish during their lunchtime break. Children running & freely moving their body, during play are vital to development. Being amidst a child obesity epidemic in the uk, the school has a responsibility to enable & empower running opportunities. Running burns 3 times the calories of walking. Running comes naturally through spontaneous, child led & imaginative play. These measures, are directly imposing structure & rules on the freedom of child led play. Exposure to acceptable risks are essential to children's development & enable them to learn to be aware of & manage risk effectively independently.

I believe that every person, even those who are serving prison sentences, have the right to play their part in deciding the future of the country by voting in national and local elections. Denying people in prisons the right to vote serves no purpose of deterrence or reform. Britain's blanket ban on prisoners voting dates back to the Forfeiture Act of 1870, and is out of date and out of step with the majority of European countries. Allowing people in prison to vote would do nothing to undermine public safety, and would do no harm to anyone or anything. I see it as an important part in the process of preparation for eventual release and reintegration into society. It is about dignity, and the principle that in a democracy everybody counts. Just now our own country is experiencing a rise in homophobic and hate crimes, our prisons are dangerously overcrowded and understaffed, and levels of re offending are alarmingly high. Britain's closest ally is moving into unknown territory as Donald Trump prepares to take the Presidency and bring in his agenda of descrimination and isolationism. The world waits with bated breath. There has never been a time when it has been more important to promote good will, peace and tolerance. Every small act that benefits another person helps to bring our world into balance again, and to restore the security we so need. Some folk say that when someone has turned his back on society by committing a crime worthy of imprisonment, then he should forfeit the right to engage in the voting system of that society. But I argue that the punishment given out by the court is the sentence he/she serves, and society should not extend it by excluding that person further. We have no right to further punish our prison inmates. Rather we should be encouraging engagement with society. And every move to make life better for someone is another small contribution to a better world. We need less vindictiveness and more tolerance in the way we treat our prison population, and I so strongly believe that allowing people in prison to vote is one small step in that direction.

It costs £20/25 to get a taxi too and from work and to get to family . When a bus would cost you less then £6

'Herefordshire Transport Alliance' have teamed up with 'Rail and Bus for Herefordshire' campaign to promote alternative transport solutions to those currently being proposed by the Council, who are solely intent on building more and more roads instead of looking at more effective alternatives. The ‘Pre Metro’ light tram system, currently running in Stourbridge, is ideally suited to the size and layout of Hereford, It could advance the cause of a greener economy and be a ‘Feather in Hereford’s Cap.' It could play a major part in the County’s Economic Masterplan to enable everybody accessing Hereford, whether for employment, or use of its shops and services. With a Department for Transport funding (up to £27million) to be used on 'any' measures to relieve congestion in the South Wye area, the tram vision could be a more responsible, sustainable, and better spend than the obscenely ineffective and expensive Southern Link Road – a.k.a. 'the road to nowhere.' It is not too late for the council to look at superior options for the majority to access, rather than encourage more people to continue using their cars for short journeys and/or transpose motorists from one road onto another. As an additional solution to Hereford’s transport problems it would have enormous advantages as a cleaner, efficient solution, and, if constructed alongside safe pedestrian and cycle routes, be accessible for all, including students, women and older people who feel insecure walking along a route where crime is a known hazard. It would also benefit those who do not have a car, or wish to access facilities such as the Courtyard, college, or hospital without facing parking difficulties.“ Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRtcmHErfCI

Asad Khan an 11 year old boy from Bradford took his own life on the eve of Wednesday the 28th of September as a result of bullying - an 11 year old should not contemplate such an action - what drove him to it is serious - he had just started a new school and 3 weeks in the bullies had pushed him to this extent. It is absolutely heartbreaking - this needs to stop - let's take action and do something - we have failed Asad and many others as a society lets not fail another child - especially one as young as 11.