Successful Campaigns

Thank you for signing the petition Local and Live 2014 - Let's ensure it's back in 2015! The petition was presented to TWBC on October 15 and received a very strong welcome at the Council meeting on Wednesday. We are pleased to let everyone know that Local & Live got a strong endorsement and a commitment of support for next year.

UPDATE - 15/03/17 It's official - Didcot's Ladygrove Park is saved! No Tech Campus, no flats, no 50% gone. Yippee! There's still more to do to make sure its a permanent reprieve, but now is a time to celebrate and for me to thank you all for your support. So come down to the park and enjoy yourself - you've earned it!

The electrification of the Midland Mainline has been resumed!

Nottinghamshire County Council has ended its ban on journalists from the Nottingham Post and Nottinghamshire Live. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/02/reform-uk-council-in-nottinghamshire-ends-ban-on-local-journalists

Great news! After intense public pressure the Central Youth Theatre has secured a grant from Wolverhampton City Council for another year (minimum). This is a great win and ensures that the theatre can continue to reach out to the youth of Wolverhampton. A big thank you to all of you who supported this campaign.

Update 5/5/15: Shepway Council Finally relented and dropped all charges. They had to be content to give the chairman of Folkestone Town Sprucers a mild verbal rebuke.

Counsellor David Hall has been an excellent support of our cause helping us in every way possible. Today he emailed some good news that I'm sure he won't mind me sharing. I met with Terry Collins today and he has agreed this is an exceptional one off case and refurbishment of equipment within the fenced area can go ahead funded by the play area group. We are absolutely delighted with this amazing result. The next round of bidding ends March 2016 (our first bid attempt failed in December). Many thanks for your help signing our petition, it made a real difference with nearly 300 signatures.

6/4/21 The DWP has finally agreed that an audio recording facility will be introduced for all Personal Independence Payment assessments. There is a good article on this development in the Disability News Service at https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/audio-recording-option-set-to-be-introduced-for-all-pip-assessments-says-dwp/ This supplements the audio recording facility already introduced for Work Capability Assessments (for Employment & Support Allowance, or Universal Credit), which is described here https://www.chdauk.co.uk/faq/finding-help/how-do-i-request-audio-recorded-assessment Thank you for your support for the small part that we have been able to play in winning this concession from the DWP. John Pearson, for Stockport United Against Austerity

09/03/18 - We Won!! We are delighted to say that at the Council's Transport and Environment committee meeting on 9 March, the Council’s Strategy for Setted Streets and the full restoration of the Brighton Place setts were approved. It has been a long fight to have the 2016 decision to remove the setts from Brighton Place reversed. It is fantastic that the right decision was made to preserve this integral feature of the conservation area, which enhances the setting of the fine Georgian architecture. The approval of the Strategy for Setted Street strengthens the protection of all setted streets across the city. Thank you for all your support. We could not have done this without you. Best wishes Douglas Read

Victory! NDAs to Silence Victims of Misconduct to Be Banned! Thanks to pressure from campaigners, survivors, and over 93,500 of you who signed this petition, the UK government has just announced a ban on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence workers who experience harassment and discrimination. This is a huge step forward for workers’ rights. For too long, NDAs have been misused by bad bosses to cover up serious misconduct, from harassment to assault, forcing people into silence and letting perpetrators off the hook. Now, that’s about to change. The new rules part of the Employment Rights Bill will: - Ban gagging clauses in NDAs that stop victims and witnesses from speaking out - Protect whistleblowers who want to call out bad behaviour - Ensure justice for workers across all industries, including those in insecure or low-paid jobs This moment belongs to everyone who broke their silence and to you, for standing with them. But it’s not over yet. We’ll keep pushing to make sure this becomes law and is enforced properly so no one is ever forced into silence again. Thank you for being part of this win.