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Festive lights on the Bridge were officially turned on last evening - and the Vale Douzaine is playing its part in the much loved annual event.

Proposals to reject a residential development along Braye Road have been welcomed by the Vale's Senior Constable.

An application to build five new homes at Braye Road has been turned down by Planning Services as 'incoherent and unacceptable', it has been reported today.

Deputies representing the north of the island have an opportunity to challenge the perceived over-development of the Bridge corridor, according to the Guernsey Press.

Proposals to build eight new homes at the 'triangle field' in Braye Road could be the straw that broke the northerners' back, according to planning research by a douzenier. He has also produced the above illustration highlighting the impact of the developments and the effects of the new St Sampson's High School.

'Grave concerns' have been voiced by the Vale Douzaine and Constable over the density of housing proposed for the 'triangle field' in Braye Road opposite the industrial estate. Richard Leale has also written to Planners protesting over the planned removal of mature trees on the site, pictured above.

A special memorial service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ending of the Great War was held at the Vale Parish War Memorial yesterday in the presence of a large number of parishioners.

Concerns raised by a St Sampson's Douzenier that traffic congestion is costing the island nearly £40m a year have been endorsed by the Vale's Senior Constable.

The annual parish elections take place tonight across the island and the details of those affecting the Vale are shown below.

Vale parish deputies have been urged to step up to the mark and oppose Environment and Infrastructure Committee plans to introduce a swathe of lower speed limits in the Vale and elsewhere.