In 2015 McCarthy and Stone locked the gates on this (diverted) important and long serving pathway leading from Queen Street to Fitzalan Road. Arundel Town Council challenged this and won. McCarthy and Stone later appealed and they lost. Rather than open the existing path that runs past Caen Stone Court, they have now asked West Sussex County Council to close this pathway permanently, arguing that it is unnecessary. If McCarthy and Stone succeed in this, people with prams, disability vehicles and cycles will have no choice but to continue using the entrance to Queen’s Lane, which is narrow and has no pavement, hoping that no large industrial vehicle wants to use it at the same time. We oppose the proposal from McCarthy and Stone to permanently close public footpath number 3788 between Queen Street and Queen’s Lane/Fitzalan Road. We have lost a number of our footpaths over the past years to developments and developers' broken promises. Enough is enough.

Letting the suppliers of such new products having nicotine, have such free reign, is causing a problem for retailers' trading standards and guardians of children. The lack of rules and regulations compared to other nicotine products needs to be addressed. Promotion and marketing need to be closely monitored because of the tactics already used, and flavours such as sweets, confectionary, and desserts. They are all too appealing to young people. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-khan-review-making-smoking-obsolete/making-smoking-obsolete-summary? 3. Promote vaping The government must embrace the promotion of vaping as an effective tool to help people to quit smoking tobacco. We know vapes are not a ‘silver bullet’ nor are they totally risk-free, but the alternative is far worse.

My sister-in-law recently had her garden table smashed by British Gas engineers whilst they were fitting a new boiler at her property. She has tried countless times to contact British Gas to have the table replaced. This has not materialised. With the nice spring weather just around the corner, it would be greatly appreciated if this could be resolved quickly and efficiently. My mother-in-law is partial to giving away her old BBQs, without any evidence that my sister-in-law can hold a family BBQ, such as a garden table, my mother-in-law is likely to give her old BBQ to one of her brothers or Colin down the road. This would be a travesty. Please do what is right and replace this table, you've just got a £1.6m bonus, you could buy B&Q with that, she's only asking for a table. If you damage someone's property, you replace it.

Ordinary people are struggling across the board with the huge hikes in living costs, on top of frozen wages & incomes. Many are struggling to survive. Meanwhile the deep divide between the have and have not’s grows ever wider. How do those profiteering in these difficult times sleep at night.

The CPZ does not: • Address safety, the main concern for residents* • Propose safe crossing points for school children notably for Prendergast School children crossing Manwood Road • Tackle dangerous driving behaviours particularly from those using local roads as cut-throughs to reduce their journey time • Improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists The CPZ does: • Impose additional costs on residents in the middle of a cost of living crisis • Increase bureaucracy and stress for residents • Reduce parking spaces for the schemes sake e.g. at the top of Bexhill Road • Cite CPZ existing in other inner London areas as a justification to implement it • Create unnecessary stress for residents as parking spaces are reduced and people scramble for space • Remove trees and replace them with new – trees have a high failure rate when planted new and if sustainability is a key council priority, this proposal runs counter to this. The section 8 area and surrounds are very neighbourly and have a wonderful community feel. We are voicing our disappointment that the Council has failed to invest time and effort in bringing a proposal forward to improve the neighbourhood further by tackling the real issues. We oppose the CPZ and call for proposals that genuinely and comprehensively address safety. See details of the proposal in Cabinet meeting decision papers: https://councilmeetings.lewisham.gov.uk/documents/s105243/Sustainable+Transport+and+Parking+Improvements+report.pdf *There does appear to be one element within the CPZ that potentially addresses safety and that is the proposed parking bans at the junction of Codrington Hill, Stillness and Crofton Park Roads. Applied in the correct way, this will increase the field of vision of drivers and pedestrians helping to reduce collisions at this hot spot.

Langton Court Rd running past the school has a blind bend by the school entrance and only a narrow pavement on one side. This makes walking and cycling unappealing and people have to walking the road. A vehicle filter would help make the street and school safer. By having a ‘vehicle filter’ e.g. a flower planter, allowing only pedestrians and cyclists through, the road would be much more appealing for active travel. This would increase safety and encourage more parents and children to travel to school in a healthier way, reducing pollution and helping kids be more alert in class. Fear of road safety is a major reason so many people drive especially to school. The blind bend and narrow pavement is an accident waiting to happen and a ‘modal filter’ could be installed with minimal cost (wooden box with soil). This safe corridor route would also allow for people to use it as a safe alternative to Newbridge Rd. A current consultation is ongoing to downgrade this proposal to a zebra crossing which will not be as effective especially with the lack of enforcement of road safety and evident speeding/poor driving in the area. Please email your thoughts to [email protected]

Greenway Bank Country is used and cherished by the local community as a place for exercise and relaxation. Introducing parking charges will limit the attendance of local residents and cause parking congestion on surrounding roads. Greenway Bank is not Cannock Chase, as such it doesn’t suffer the same pressures from tourism. Parking charges will have a disproportionate and detrimental effect on Biddulph residents and the surrounding area. Health and Well-being is fundamentally important and unfettered access to Greenway Bank gives immeasurable benefits to the local community

Ceredigion County Council have removed all waste bins from the beaches in the picturesque fishing port and popular tourist destination of New Quay, Wales. It is understood that their intention is to place NO BINS on the beach and instead, use large Grundon-type industrial bins (big, blue, unwieldy and ugly ‘wheelie bins’) placed in the heart of the village on the ‘Cnwc’ – a popular meeting place that has panoramic views and an attendant public telescope. Last year proved that the system using these blue ‘grundons’ did not work. Such bins were not designed to be placed on sand and as such, when full, could not be moved or emptied by the operatives. Now, the county council has recently bought a van they say is too wide to access the walkway to the beach and attend the bins. But it is understood the council still have the old vehicle that does fit the access road. Furthermore, despite some take-away outlets being closed during the 2022 Season, the grundon bins failed even to accommodate the reduced amount of waste that was generated during the busy peak times, leading to unsightly mess being seen throughout the village, the harbour and the beaches. It is thought that the council’s intention this summer is to double the size/number of the grundons from previous seasons but to place them only on the Cnwc viewing area, far away from the beach itself. Apparently, no consideration has yet been given to the re-opening of several food outlets, nor to the physical distance from the beach to these bins. Ultimately, this means that large amounts of litter and food waste will undoubtedly collect on the beaches, encouraging the seagulls to descend and redistribute it with relish. This will further attract more scavengers and perhaps, even vermin. Rubbish and waste left on the beach will then make its way into sea, causing damage to all ecosystems including those of birds, fish and sea-life, and finally, mammals - which includes seals, porpoises and the local, famous bottle-nosed dolphins. This ecological 'own-goal' by the County Council should be prevented. Everyone has a responsibility to clear their own litter and recycling but for people to achieve that fully, quickly and effectively, there needs to be a wide network of readily-accessible receptacles that are close-at-hand. Moreover, they also need to be emptied often to prevent overflowing. New Quay Town Council and Ceredigion County Council need to work quickly and collaboratively towards re-installing such an adequate network of bins which would greatly help ensure the prestigious Blue Flag status returns to New Quay beach. Doing so would mean that the Council is more effectively meeting their obligations to better protect the environment and sea-life, along with local residents and visitors alike. We, the signatories of this petition, are calling on Ceredigion Council to engage in a more sympathetic and energetic approach to waste disposal as a matter of extreme importance. We feel that all residents of Ceredigion (if not the wider population of the country), local businesses, the wider Welsh Tourism industry and of course, all visitors from across the UK who care about the environment and who wish to preserve the beauty of such places as Cardigan Bay for future generations, should join with us to insist that the Council overturn their decision immediately. So PLEASE do the right thing and sign this petition on behalf of the children and families who play on the sand and swim in the sea; for the businesses that depend on visitors coming to New Quay; the residents who live here and most importantly, for the animals and marine wildlife of Cardigan Bay who cannot speak for themselves. We ALL need clean, uncontaminated waters and shores, free from rubbish and pollution. THANK YOU SO MUCH (and please share the link with your family and friends - especially on social media).

The Woodman Pub on Battersea High Street is one of the few remaining pubs in the area. In 2012, after a tireless campaign, we lost the Castle pub on the same street. That site is largely apartments above a nursery. The Woodman is an important community space that contributes to reducing loneliness and isolation, and ultimately to improving the mental health of many local people. This petition has the full backing of the London Region of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

This cut contradicts the Scottish Government Manifesto commitments concerning instrumental music tuition, which have cross-party support in the Scottish Parliament. The Policy Commitment The SNP Manifesto 2021, 'Scotland's Future' set out the SNP policy commitments for the current Parliamentary session. In relation to music and arts education, it undertook to: abolish fees for music and arts education, including instrumental music tuition in schools; mainstream music as a core subject in Scotland's education system; and ensure Scotland's school-based instrumental music teachers receive GTCS registration and accreditation. The Scottish Government commitment to abolish instrumental music tuition fees is part of a wider policy objective to remove cost barriers to education. The SNP Manifesto clearly articulates this policy, stating: 'No pupil should struggle to learn because of poverty. We know that some families are sacrificing essentials like heating, food and rent payments so that their children can participate fully at school – this is unacceptable. The barriers to education must be removed.' It then provides specific comments on 'Curriculum Charges', making the following commitment: 'To ensure equal access to the whole curriculum, we will remove core curriculum charges for all pupils. This will enable children to take the subjects they want without families having to struggle to meet costs of resources and materials for practical lessons.' The Gulf between Policy and Practice Despite these laudable policy ambitions, which seek to ensure equitable access to instrumental music tuition for all children and young people, the reality is different in practice. Midlothian Council proposes to withdraw its funding of the Instrumental Music Service - to the tune of £440,000 - and rely solely on the funding provided by the Scottish Government. On 4th October 2022, the Scottish Government issued a letter to the Directors of Finance and Heads of Instrumental Music Tuition, providing advice concerning the allocation of funding in respect of instrumental music tuition in schools. The letter refers to the Manifesto commitments and provides 'further advice and confirmation of what the commitment on abolishing fees means in practice for local authorities and schools, and how the funding can be managed to meet this commitment'. It refers to the increase in funding provided to local authorities and goes on to provide that 'Scottish Ministers expect that the uplift in funding should be spent on an enhancement of instrumental music tuition services, including activity in this academic year which could support further enhancement in later years.' (emphasis added). The advice then goes on to provide examples of how the funding can be used. All examples given refer to additionality both in terms of staff and resources. It is clear from this letter that this additional funding alone is not designed to fund the provision of instrumental music tuition fully but rather to supplement the existing funding which Local Authorities have previously allocated to Instrumental Music Services. This has not been recognised in the approach being adopted in the draft budget proposals by Midlothian Council. The Impact on Children, Young People, Instrumental Music Services and the Community As there will be no younger pupils feeding through to Secondary and ultimately to the senior phase, it will be nigh on impossible to get pupils, who have only started to learn an instrument at Secondary School, to SQA standard or, indeed, any suitable standard in the given time which enables them to take a meaningful part in School, Authority or Community musical activities. Due to fewer or no younger pupils with any experience of learning an instrument coming through to Senior level and only a few of those studying for a National qualification e.g. Nat 5, Higher, Advanced Higher likely, but not guaranteed, to receive any tuition through the Instrumental Music Service, Music as a subject in Midlothian is likely to be reduced in size or downgraded. The aim for equity of opportunity and experience enshrined in the Government manifesto will be lost to Midlothian pupils. The same issues of equity of access which were highlighted when Local Authorities charged for lessons will arise again. Only those pupils who can afford to pay for private instrumental music tuition will be in a position to take qualifications in Music or play in bands and ensembles. Children and young people from socio-economically deprived areas will not have this opportunity or the opportunity for rich engagement with Music to enhance achievement or health and wellbeing. This is contrary to the policy intent of the Manifesto commitments.

The public highway is a shared resource that should not be appropriated by a small number of companies for their own commercial benefit and with no regard to the adverse impact on other users. . Blind and partially sighted people are particularly vulnerable to badly parked Lime bikes. People with prams also are disadvantaged and forced to walk in the path of vehicles. Wheel chair and mobility scooters users are entitled to use the streets too without having to negotiate these obstacles. A tweak to the app will allow users of the Lime App who want to behave responsibly to report the location of badly parked bikes. This will save Westminster City Council and others the time and costs incurred by having to collect and store the bikes. Its common sense to use the Lime App to allow your customers to help reduce this problem caused by some of your users. Also please make the penalty charge for poorly parked bikes to £10 to encourage users to do the right thing. The money collected could be donated to a charity that helps the blind or partially sighted. Councillor Patrick Lilley West End Ward -City of Westminster

We need your help to stop this because: -It's bad for the environment. These plans have failed multiple environmental reports. There will be light, noise and microplastic pollution. Damaging local bat and bird habitats. increasing flooding and reducing air quality PERMENANTLY. We should be rewilding these spaces, not urbanising them further -Parks aren't about profit, they're for everyone. The people of the local area have had no investment for over 30 years. The huge redevelopment of the park will take the only asset that's free to all and turn it into a commodity to buy. New facilities are supposedly 'multi-use' but surely playing on the grass is more inclusive of yoga, kite flying, dog walking, cricket, rounders, picnics ect. AND ITS FREE! - The park doesn't meet the local need, its designed for and advertised to league level sports clubs all over Barnet. The park currently hosts a football club once a week, stretching local provision of parking and causing road blocks. The light, noise pollution, plastic water bottles and antisocial behaviour will effect residents on a daily basis; their traquil park will become a living nightmare.