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An £11m project to help secure water supplies to the north of the island has been completed on time and on budget by Guernsey Water, the utility has announced.

Up to 10 roadside post boxes could disappear from the Vale under plans announced by Guernsey Post to rationalise its operations in response to rapidly declining letter volumes, it was reported today.

Concerns about the proposed development of the Saltpans area and further residential building in the North of the island are to be addressed by the Vale Douzaine. This follows an invitation from St Sampson’s Douzaine to work together on some of the issues posed by the proposals and others already approved for the north of the island.

A formal planning application has now been lodged which, if approved, will enable two emergency sleeping pods to be installed in the Vale Douzaine Room's grounds to help those who are temporarily homeless.

Vale parishioners who haven't yet paid their rates bill have been warned that failure to contact the office about the outstanding amounts means they could face legal action.

Our colleagues at the Vale Commons Council have been busy with a couple of things over the last few months, including revamping its own distinctive website, which provides a lot of information about the Common itself.

A decision by the Vale Douzaine to try to help the island's homeless by providing space for emergency sleeping pods has been widely welcomed.

What did you think of the General Election, which returned a new States of Guernsey under the island's second experience of island-wide voting? Vale residents are being asked to share their experiences of the process in a new survey.

A significant step has been taken by the Vale Douzaine to streamline parish affairs and help save ratepayers’ money by taking over the the administration of a key parochial account.

A decision by the States to buy Leale's Yard and start work on developing it for commercial and housing units within the next 12 months has been broadly welcomed by the Vale's Senior Constable.