According to NHS England, 10 Jun 2015 — It has been estimated £300 million of NHS prescribed medicines are wasted each year. (Bertie Hazell and Ross Robson (NHS Business Services Authority)) Surely drugs in there original packaging can be returned and reissued reducing waste and saving money.

Everyone and every creature deserves a local environment in which they can thrive. 

It is important because the youth that attend VPC wish to follow a career in Policing. Yet they are being turned away. The current state of the country with rising youth crime, gangs and stabbings we need to encourage our youth to undertake such activities so they are busy and kept from crime.  There is also lack of officers. We should be encouraging and supportive not dismissive. 

More than 5years ago residents of Netherton, Meltham, and South Crosland were promised an extension to the Meltham Greenway, one that connects to Netherton and South Crosland.   We, the undersigned, are calling for the extension of the Meltham Greenway woodland cycle path and walk way, following the historic Meltham Branch Line. This extension will provide numerous benefits to our community, including:   1. Enhanced Connectivity: Extending the Greenway will connect the three communities and improve the feeling of unity, making it easier for neighbourhoods and residents, including those who use wheelchair users or mobility scooters, to enjoy the natural beauty of our area. 2. Environmental Benefits: Promoting cycling and walking reduces the number of short car journeys and reduces our carbon footprint and reduces noise pollution, contributing to a healthier environment. 3. Health and Wellbeing: Providing a safe, accessible, scenic route for walking, horse riding, running and cycling encourages physical activity, improving the health and wellbeing, including mental health, of our community members. 4. Historical Preservation: Following the Meltham Branch Line preserves our local heritage, allowing residents and tourists to appreciate the historical significance of the area.   Kirklees Council has not begun construction despite receiving funding from several local construction projects. Kirklees Council have failed to respond to queries regarding funding and progress updates.

Standing charges are a rip off which add to the enormous profits these companies make before even charging you for what you use.

Wildlife throughout the United Kingdom is facing the destruction of much of their habit...we desperately need more Local Nature Reserves if we are ever going to reverse this shocking fact.

Recently, Blackburn with Darwen Council received a grant of £555.185 from the Government to improve the safety/efficiency of our roads. As local residents, we should take a stand on what improvements we want on our roads - especially on a road that experiences heavy foot traffic for schoolchildren and parents, as well as running along the River Blackwater bypass and train bridge.  We ask that local residents sign this petition which will be presented to the local counsellor, or if need be, the Council in lieu with a formal traffic improvement application. If any local residents have footage/images of incidents on Beechwood Road, we ask that you post them to social media to raise awareness and tag the local counsellor Tiger Patel into the video!

Convenience stores run by Tesco, Sainsburys and Morrisons, which tend to be in the centre of cities and towns as well as rural areas, have been found to charge more for the same product compared to their bigger stores.  Not everyone has access to transport or the time to head to the bigger cheaper store. So customers are being forced to shell out way more just for their basics each week. Consumer group, Which! found that the difference in the price of goods can run to hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. They justify the higher prices by citing higher rent and operating costs, but when these companies are making billions in profit, should they really be charging customers more?  You may live near a big supermarket and be lucky enough not to have to rely on a smaller convenience store like others do. But that choice in supermarkets also means you have the power to pressure these stores to do right by all their customers.

Tower Hamlets Council is proposing to remove Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTNs) schemes that cost over £2 million to implement. These include pedestrian areas, pocket parks, bike lanes, and new planting that covers an area from the iconic Arnold Circus in the West through to Cambridge Heath Road in the East. These LTNs, implemented with funding from TfL, protect both residents in the borough and visitors. They create safer roads for cycling and walking while also improving air quality. These improvements are vital for achieving the targets outlined in the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy. Removing these LTNs would set a damaging precedent for London as a whole and waste £2.5m of public funds. By intervening, the Mayor would be upholding the integrity of London-wide transport policies. This action would ensure that individual boroughs don't undermine progress towards safer, cleaner streets. • Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of hit and runs in London • 66% of households in Tower Hamlets don't have access to a car • The schemes have improved air quality and significantly reduced through traffic • Three public consultations showed strong support for keeping the LTNs both from local people and more widely. • Barts Health Trust, Metropolitan Police, TfL, local schools, GPs, and 82% of businesses support keeping the schemes “The way the street is now, it gives me hope for my kids’ future.” Nimao, local resident “I’ve lived in the East End all my life, and this is the best thing that’s ever happened to it.” Spencer, local resident “I think the existing scheme has helped to protect the health of everyone in our community.” Dr. Burman, respiratory consultant and local resident Sign this petition to urge the Mayor of London to protect these LTNs and stand up for a safer, cleaner, and greener London. Your support can prevent a damaging precedent which could then be followed in other places and ensure public funds are used wisely.  Background and key points On 20 September 2023, Lutfur Rahman, the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, decided to rip out the recently introduced Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Bethnal Green and Shoreditch, including pocket parks and the only segregated cycle lane in the area, despite strong local support for the schemes and evidence that the schemes were meeting their aims of safer, cleaner streets for residents. The High Court is going to consider whether this decision is legal in November after a request by Save Our Safer Streets Tower Hamlets. But even if the court finds in favour of keeping the safer streets in this case, Tower Hamlets Council could still remove the schemes. The Mayor of London has legal powers he could use to stop the council from carrying out its ill-thought out plans. He could compel the council to rethink and develop plans that fit with his London-wide policies and that protect the health and wellbeing of residents in Tower Hamlets and surrounding boroughs.  We are asking the Mayor of London to stand alongside the Metropolitan Police, Barts Health and Transport for London who say that removing these schemes would cause harm, and that a rethink is required.  The decision to remove these safer streets schemes undermines the goals of clean air and safer streets in the borough. This is especially important because Tower Hamlets has the highest amount of hit and runs in London[1] and among the highest rates of mortality linked to air pollution in the UK[2]. Important Facts and Figures: • Three public consultations (2019, 2022 and 2023)[3] showed strong support for keeping the LTNs. The most recent consultation revealed 58% of local residents and over 75% of all respondents favoured maintaining the current schemes. • Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of hit and runs in London.  According to the Mayor’s 2021 Vision Zero Action plan update, 70% of road deaths and serious injuries occur on borough roads[4]. We believe that LTNs are crucial for improving road safety and working towards Vision Zero. • 66% of households in Tower Hamlets don't have access to a car[5]. LTNs have made streets safer and healthier for everyone with improved air quality[6] and significant drop in through traffic on roads in the area[7]. Children walk to school more safely, breathing cleaner air. Elderly and disabled people are using new community spaces to socialise. •  Barts Health Trust, the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London, local schools, GPs, and 82% of businesses all support keeping the schemes[8]. They cite improvements in health, safety, and reductions in anti-social behaviour. • The LTN scheme cost over £2 million to implement in 2020-2021. Their removal will cost at least another £2.5 million, which is not currently budgeted for[9]. This is a scandalous misuse of public funds.  • The main powers we refer to in this petition are given to the Mayor of London under Part IV of the Greater London Authority Act 1999. These legal powers enable him to intervene in borough transport policy where a borough’s policies do not align sufficiently with the London Mayoral policies as laid out in the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy. These powers exist to ensure that London-wide goals for transport can be achieved. In this case, Tower Hamlets' decision to remove Low Traffic Neighbourhoods directly contradicts the Mayor's strategy to promote active travel and reduce car dependency in London. The decision to rip out the low traffic neighbourhood risks encouraging other boroughs in London and Local Authorities across the UK to roll back progress in combating air pollution and unsafe streets. While this particular situation is based in Tower Hamlets, the outcome will have implications across London and beyond.  At a time when the Mayor of London is in danger of not meeting his own targets for his transport and climate policies, it is vital he takes a robust approach to ensuring that all boroughs are working together towards the same goals and that boroughs aren’t moving backwards.  By signing this petition, you're calling on the Mayor of London to stand up for a safer, cleaner and greener city. 

This is important to save lives and be safer for everyone. The Kessock Bridge in the highland capital of Inverness has seen a number of suicides over the years and this year alone there has been an increase. If they were to raise the side barriers higher this would make it harder for people to attempt it.  Please look into this as a matter of great importance.

  Contraception empowers people to manage their reproductive health and make choices that shape their futures. options are still limited to different delivery mechanisms for mostly the same set of hormones. This leaves many people without real choice.   It’s time the U.K. leads the way in revolutionising reproductive healthcare by investing in innovative contraceptive solutions for all. That investment would be a net saving for the Government: Over 10 years, there is a £9.00 saving for every £1 invested in publicly provided contraception.3   Investing in contraceptive innovation is about more than saving money. It’s about expanding choice, improving public health, reducing unintended pregnancies, supporting reproductive rights, and creating greater gender equality.  Why Contraceptive Innovation is Urgent:  1. Outdated Contraceptive Methods Are Leading Many to Turn Away from Contraception Altogether: Many of today’s widely used contraceptives, including hormonal pills, IUDs, and condoms, have seen little advancement in over half a century. While effective for some, they do not address the needs of everyone. Many women experience serious side effects from hormonal options, and for those who can't use these methods, options are limited. It’s time to make way for better choices for all.  2. A New Frontier in Fertility Control – Contragestives – Is on the Horizon: Contragestives are a new type of fertility control that can prevent pregnancy before or after fertilisation. They are distinct from traditional contraceptives and emergency contraceptives, and offer a non-invasive, non-hormonal contraceptive option. However, regulatory challenges and a lack of funding are delaying their availability, despite their potential to significantly reduce unintended pregnancies.  3. It’s Time for Gender Equality in Contraceptive Responsibility: The burden of contraceptive responsibility overwhelmingly falls on women, with women bearing both the side effects and costs. Meanwhile, male contraceptives have barely evolved. It’s either condoms or vasectomy. Studies show both women and men want more options so they can share contraceptive responsibilities fairly. And male contraceptive pills, gels and injections are showing great promise – they just require more investment to reach the market.    Sign this petition to show your support for a future where everyone can have access to the contraception they need!  This petition is addressed to The Rt Hon. Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and aims to reach all those who believe in reproductive rights, innovation, and gender equality in healthcare. 

My poor grand daughter  Gutted beyond words 😢  So proud of how brave you have been sweetheart. Nanas girl. Love you so bloody much. My heart is broken 💔 😢  DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN USE LAZERS!!  Another child was bought a lazer light as a birthday gift and took it to school. And it was accidently shone into Lily's right eye.  This is the state of her right eye now. The macula has hemorrhaged and it also has a lazer burn which has left scarring.  This scarring, the burn and the bleed has left her permanently without any focal or centre vision in the right eye. She only has a small amount of peripheral vision left in her right eye. She may as well be blind in that eye as she cant see out of it!  We've spend the last 5 days in and out of hospitals. She has had multiple scans, drops, tests the lot. 5 different consultants all coming to the same conclusion. Her eyesight can not be saved.  The macula is a small, round area at the center of the retina in the back of the eye that controls central vision, color vision, and fine detail. It's made up of many photoreceptor cells that detect light and send signals to the brain, which interprets them as images.  This could have all been avoided if a child was not given a lazer light as a toy.  These are so dangerous and I'm only thankful that it's only one eye and not both or my beautiful girl would be completely blind!  Please, never let your child have or use/play with a lazer light. You could potentially be saving someone's eyesight.  It's too late for Lily's vision but it's not too late to save someone else's.  I'm so incredibly proud of how lily has handled everything thrown at her this past week. She is such an inspiring young lady.  Me and Ryan Harrison are so proud of you Lily-May ! (Mum and dad)