Our survival on a human friendly planet partly depends on trees. Trees are vital contributors to global decarbonisation, as in the daytime they suck CO2 out of the air and produce Oxygen and vital sugars, which overcompensates for their respiration at night to reverse the process. And there are billions on the planet. Recently it has been discovered that they are extensively connected underground through the fungal mycelium that can transmit information as chemical products, to form a connected network. Trees have always been important to us for our own purposes , in manufacture and food production, and also in providing a calming and refreshing environment in streets, parks and wild places. So it is all the more appalling that institutional vandals cut them down. In Sheffield and Plymouth within recently, large areas of mature trees have been destroyed in the city centres. I have visited Plymouth last year and found it very run down and neglected, but the saving feature was Armada Way running down to the centre, a wide boulevard with a central area of urban woodland, grasses and plants left to nature, with large mature trees. The trees have since been destroyed and it is likely the wild area will be filled with rubbish or removed completely for yet more traffic. In both these cities the vandalism was carried out by the Council, against strong popular opinion, and secretively at night to avoid detection. No reasons have been given in either case. This is an appalling misbehaviour of democratic bodies. Councils do have Tree Protection Orders for certain varieties of trees, to prevent property owners from removing them. They can be over-ruled by planning applications and in public areas they may be ignored by the same councils. As the examples show, councils and their agents seem impervious to the law. So, there should be legislation by a criminal statute, to ensure the protection of trees, so that trees are given rights appropriate to living beings like animals and persons rather than pieces of property, because their importance seems unappreciated by the uneducated.

We the people of the Vale of Glamorgan implore the Vale Planning Committee to refuse the application made by Mr Danter to build a Holiday Camp on land he has purchased. This land is situated beside Ty Hafan Children's Hospice and used by families with very sick children who have life limiting illnesses. These children and their families very much need the beauty, peace and tranquillity that the hospice and its grounds give at the worst times of their journeys. They do not need the noise that will come from people in a camp (shouting, screaming, laughing, possibly also music playing loudly), when their child is dying. Also the increase of traffic and possibly, lost holiday makers turning up at the hospice, and inquisitive holiday makers trespassing onto the grounds from the front and back of the site. On the other side you have Beechwood College, school for Autistic young people, who again do not cope well with noise of any description and may be put at risk with the increase of traffic brought to this peaceful area. There are many other more suitable areas that could be considered in order to bring back a Holiday Camp or Hotel to the Town of Barry, but not at the expense of the wonderful work Ty Hafan has provided to families enduring the most challenging times, or to Beechwood College and the fantastic work they are doing. I write this from the heart, having experienced the wonderful place Ty Hafan is and the loss of our brave little Grandson. How upsetting and devastating it is to think it would even be considered to put a Holiday Camp in this location. As a family, we have experienced first hand the wonderful work Ty Hafan do and how special the beautiful, tranquil grounds are to sit in and reflect on the pain of the journey being gone through - and in some cases the loss of a dear child, as we lost our Darling Grandson. We are forever grateful for the love and support Ty Hafan gave and still give to not only our family but many many others. Please God that no one reading this has to experience what we and many other families have to experience in losing a dear child. And I can tell you that the very last thing we would have wanted to hear at that time would be holiday makers loudly enjoying themselves, screaming, shouting, laughing, or heavy machinery digging and increased traffic noise when your world is ending or ended. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please say No.

Please do sign this petition now. As a local city and county councillor, I have not yet been able to secure a guarantee, the store will remain open trading as Co-op and there are real concerns it will cease trading as a co-op. Retail can move fast. It is vital we let the Co-op Board and Directors know how important and successful this store is, how valued and treasured it is, a flag ship for the co-op brand and very much part of the Claines community.

This petition is important because it calls for a review of the community governance structure in Penrith, with the aim of improving transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in decision-making. It also suggests the creation of smaller parish councils serving the diverse range of distinct communities across Penrith, which would bring more local-focused councils for the communities and likely lead to substantial reductions in costs and parish precepts for households on the annual council tax bill. The petition highlights the fact that the community's voices have not been heard, and their needs have not been adequately addressed by Penrith Town Council. The community must have a say in the governance of Penrith, and a community governance review would provide an opportunity for the community to be heard and have a meaningful say in decision-making.

I have set up this petition to draw attention to this crisis! North Lanarkshire Council are preparing to remove our beloved & highly qualified early years practitioners from their current positions in council nurseries. They are looking to replace with lower paid and newly qualified practitioners, who will not have the years of experience & bond with our children that our current practitioners have. We need to draw as much attention as we possibly can to do our best to prevent this from going ahead. This does not only affect parents, child and early years practitioners directly also our whole school/nursery community. They have helped us immensely with our children's development, self confidence and relationships that they build with other children and most importantly the practitioners who look after our children. North Lanarkshire Council have the power to stop this going ahead so us as parents, practitioners and community need to draw their attention to how wrong this is. So please please please sign this petition to help with this!!

Pilgrims Way is not only a residential road, but also houses a doctors surgery, two entrances to Hesketh park and the start of the footbridge to The Leigh Academy along the length of it. Vulnerable patients using the health centre are put at risk when crossing this road. Before and after school, hundreds of students use this road, having to dodge the traffic. Users of Hesketh park, including young children and members of Dartford Cricket club and Hesketh park Bowls club also deserve a safer road. - Surprisingly, there are currently no safe crossing points along the whole stretch of this road and the speed limit stands at 30mph. - As a Newtown councillor I have spoken to local residents who advise that drivers often use this road as a cut through, tending to speed along without consideration of the children and often vulnerable pedestrians crossing over. - Active travel such as walking and cycling should be something that is being promoted, but with such an unsafe road, people are being discouraged from using these alternatives to driving for getting around. Residents, patients using the health centre and children walking to Hesketh park to use it's excellent facilities and The Leigh Academy have a right to feel safe when crossing over this road. Prompt action needs to be taken by Kent County Council in the form of a safe crossing point and lowered speed limit, in order to safeguard pedestrians and reduce the likelihood of a serious injury occurring.

Uckfield Leisure Centre and swimming pool is being threatened with closure. For many Uckfield residents, the Leisure Centre is not just a gym and pool, but a vital part of the community. It is where our children learn to swim and where many of their parents learnt, too. Older residents remember paying for the pool, donating to the Uckfield Indoor Swimming Pool Trust in the 1980s. The Leisure Centre is not just a council building; it is our pool and we want it protected. With thousands more homes planned for the Uckfield area in the next 5 years, we need more public services - not less. Our Youth Centre has already been shut, leaving our young people without an indoor social space other than the pool. It meets their curriculum needs of learning to swim, saving school time by reducing travel to other towns for lessons, and the environment. Like our young people, families and older residents also benefit both physically and socially from swimming and the many other sporting activities provided at the Leisure Centre. It serves the whole community like few other places do. We know that times are tough. Many of us are feeling it more than we ever have before, and are making difficult choices as a result. We ask that Wealden District Council does the same, by finding a way to look after our Leisure Centre and save our swimming pool. We see that money, many millions in fact, can be found for our neighbours in Crowborough and Hailsham, and we are pleased for them. We all deserve good, local public services. We just ask for some of the same. Please, protect our pool and save our swimming.

The BBC is trying to hide the sixth episode by relegating it to iPlayer viewing only. Apparently it examines precisely who and what is destroying our wildlife and gives examples of rewilding which is opposed in some right wing circles.

The episode which features conservation and the challenges faced and features some of the destruction of nature in Britain will receive a limited showing. This is due to political pressure, it's alleged. If you signed for Gary Lineker can you sign for those who are truly without a voice? We can make sure that the whole series of 'Wild Isles' gets an airing by signing this petition to the Director General of the BBC.

The BBC have behaved disgracefully for suspending Gary Lineker and they should resign

We must face up to the forces which are destroying our natural environment if we are to save and preserve it for future generations.

Outside the headquarters of the BBC in London is a statue of the writer George Orwell. It bears the words: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.” In a series of tweets Gary Lineker did just that. He told the Government that its policies to tackle illegal migration were inhumane and cruel. Rather than accept the freelance sports presenter was speaking from a position of genuine compassion, right-wing MPs immediately called for him to be removed from the BBC. The broadcaster should have stood up to this baying mob. If it values free speech and, above all, if it values its independence it should have defended Lineker’s right to voice views which may be unpalatable to others. The BBC has undermined its own reputation for impartiality by caving into the demands of the right-wing press and loudmouth Tory MPs. To take Lineker off air is not only craven but hypocritical. The BBC chairman, Richard Sharp, remains in place despite helping facilitate a loan guarantee for Boris Johnson. Other presenters have not been silenced despite airing right-wing views. The Mirror has launched a petition calling for Lineker to be reinstated. We urge anyone who values liberty and free speech to sign it.