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Details of changes to the usual "bin night" arrangements over Christmas and the New Year have been released and are as follows:

A planning framework that could enable the building of more than 1,000 new homes in or near the north of the island should be ready within the next three months, the States has been told.

Members of the Vale Douzaine have been invited to respond to proposals from the Guernsey Development Agency to enhance the harbour area in ways which which will improve the economy, promote new industries and create new spaces for all to enjoy.

Vale residents have reacted with anger and disappointment after an attempt to have the Vale Douzaine Room used as a polling station at next year's general election was rejected by the States yesterday. What made it worse for some was that a deputy resident in the parish voted against the attempt.

People living in the north of the island have been warned to expect some road closures as Guernsey Water starts replacing mains pipes – work that could take up to seven years to complete.

A guide to help Vale parishioners with their long term personal and financial planning has been released by the States in an easy-to-read format following recent legal changes in this complex and sensitive area.

Details of next week's Vale parish meeting have been published and ratepayers and electors are invited to attend the Douzaine Room on Wednesday 6 November at 7.30pm to elect various officials and transact other business.

Tributes have been paid to one of the Vale's most prominent residents, whose death was announced over the weekend. Rodney Collenette was hailed as one of Guernsey's great inspirational characters and one of the men who helped to save St James Concert Hall.

The Vale Douzaine has today published its considered response to the wide-ranging draft Harbour Action Plan, which could direct future development and use of the island's two harbour areas.

Parishioner concerns that roads in the Vale are becoming overgrown because verges are left unweeded could be addressed by the Douzaine – but only at a cost to ratepayers, the Constable has warned.