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All parishioners have been invited to the Vale Remembrance Service, which is being held this Sunday.

With the Vale Parish Meeting being held tomorrow evening and six candidates standing for four douzaine seats plus one seat to complete an unexpired term, those seeking election have set out here their reasons for standing.

Stopping households from using a popular weedkiller has reduced the amount of pollution in water collected from the north of the island, Guernsey Water has said. But the ban has also been blamed for the worse state of roadsides and verges.

Six candidates are contesting five douzenier seats in the forthcoming Vale Parish elections and new faces are guaranteed because two douzeniers have decided to stand down.

One of the premier and least known nature reserves in the Vale is to get a new bird hide if Planners approve an application made on behalf of La Société Guernesiaise.

Waste bins that were available at the Vale Parochial Cemetery have been removed for a trial period because of the rising cost of keeping them there, it has been announced by the independent committee responsible for running the area.

An attempt by the Vale Douzaine to have a zebra crossing installed by the new housing development at Tertre Lane has not been accepted by States Traffic following extensive correspondence on this safety issue.

As you prepare this week's recycling, Guernsey Waste has issued some guidelines to ensure Vale householders don't have their blue bags left behind for including the wrong sort of materials for collection.

Planners have approved an application that will allow emergency sleeping pods to be installed at the Vale Douzaine to help the island's homeless this winter.

Vale householders are being asked to ensure they put out the right materials in their recycling bags because refuse contractors have been instructed not to collect any that contain non-compliant items.