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The States has been asked by the Vale Douzaine to consider improving toilet facilities at Les Amarreurs because of the number of children and parents using the popular play area there, pictured below.

An area at Bordeaux traditionally used for overwintering boats and storing gear has been getting a late spring clean as part of the Vale Douzaine's programme of parish improvements.

Claims that the Development and Planning Authority has an action plan to counter widespread concerns about how development is policed in the island have been dismissed as 'papering over the cracks' by the Senior Constable of the Vale.

Nearly 500 Vale households face being threatened with court action over the next few days because of unpaid rates bills, the Senior Constable has warned.

More than 600 Vale householders have failed to pay their parish rates on time and now face a £25 penalty on top of the bill itself.

The deadline for cutting hedges – 15 June – is fast approaching and many parishioners have already done theirs before Douzeniers start their official checks.

'Some people think they can only pay in person or by sending in a cheque and that's not the case,' he said.

Guernsey's new recycling and waste centre has opened at Longue Hougue and accepts a wide range of items for processing.

With June almost here, it's time to plan to trim any hedges you may have and ensure that douits or water courses are cleared and the water able to flow freely.

Proposals to build up to 150 new homes at the Saltpans site in the north of the island have been strongly criticised by the Senior Constable of the Vale in a formal letter of comment to the States Development and Planning Authority.