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 21/06/17 We won! Survivors of London's Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehomed in a luxury housing development in the heart of Kensington, the government has said. Sixty-eight one, two and three-bedroom flats have been acquired at the Kensington Row development. The Department for Communities and Local Government said extra public money had been found so the flats could be fitted out more quickly, and more builders had been taken on. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40357280

Dear friends, Thank you for signing "Object to plans to remove two mature trees and a bench from Market Street Hoylake". I am pleased to say that the plans have now been changed and there is no mention of removing the bench or trees now. Thank you to everyone who raised this and everyone who has signed it. Thanks also to Nomad who have made the changes to their application.

14/12/23 We Did it! Following their own consultation and delivery of this petition, Cornwall Council decided to withdraw substantially all of the recommendation to cut school bus routes across the county.

Southern Rail have removed the offensive posters so this petition is no longer relevant.

We won

18 December update: Mr and Mrs Grant have this afternoon heard that they have now been granted a one year licence by Dorset Council, commencing 1 January 2024. This means that they can continue operating, and will now not be forced to close on 31 December as had previously been the case. Previously, Dorset Council had, at last, on Tuesday 12 December, carried out an inspection of the kennels. This should have occurred 2 months ago when Mr Grant originally applied for a new licence to commence 1 January. The inspection team on 12 December had stated that they were unaware of the challenge to Dorset Council's interpretation of the Regulations 2018 and associated DERFA statutory guidelines regarding the issue of a lack of integral exercise runs for each kennel and the statutory guidance that allows for multiple exercise opportunities in lieu of integral runs. It seems Dorset Council has now recognised its earlier erroneous interpretation of the DEFRA guidelines, and have accordingly dropped their previous intransigent position. Mr and Mrs Grant are now, with immediate effect, accepting further business throughout 2024. This petition relating to Dorset Council's previously declared intention to close the kennels on 1 January without an inspection was sent to the CEO Dorset Council on Tuesday 5 December; at that stage it had attracted 817 signatures since it was launched 3 days beforehand. It was accompanied by a report amplifying the detail contained in the petition, demonstrating exactly why the Council’s original position was in breach of the DEFRA guidance for boarding kennels, and thus unwarranted and unjust. The owners of Pets Haven kennels would again like to express their profound appreciation to all who supported the petition. As would all the dogs currently boarding there, and which can board there in 2024. Your involvement meant that Dorset Council was unable to ignore the issue.

Head Teacher spoke to me and assured me that there is no blanket ban, possibly some “miscommunication” from teachers.