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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.

Vale property owners are reminded that hedges and streams have to be cut and cleaned in the last 15 days of September so the deadline for that starts on Monday.

The Vale Douzaine has taken the unusual step in planning matters of issuing a strongly-worded statement condemning the proposed eight-storey block of flats that has been proposed for the Bridge area by Island Land Ltd. It says One Bridge Avenue looks like an April Fool's joke and does not provide accommodation people want to live in. The statement released by senior constable Richard Leale is as follows:

Proposals for an eight-storey block of flats immediately behind the shops on the Bridge have alarmed and surprised many in the parish and the Senior Constable has said the douzaine is looking immediately into what is planned for the area and the reasons behind the application.

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.