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Doubts have been expressed by the Vale Douzaine that island-wide elections can be made to work unless electronic voting is introduced at the same time.

The Vale Parish Remembrance Service commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice will be held at 10.00am on Sunday 11 November at the war memorial. Anyone attending will then be invited back to the Douzaine room for tea or coffee and biscuits and invited to view a special exhibition consisting of details of all those names that appear on the memorial from the 1914 to 1918 conflict.

A proposal to develop what was described as an architectural salvage yard in an narrow northern lane has been rejected by planners following objections lodged by the Vale Douzaine and others.

Paper and card for recycling this week please, and it's a 'black bag' for residual waste as well.

 
Counting the ballot papers at St James. Picture By Peter Frankland/Guernsey Press.

Remember, no black bag residual waste collection this week... This, however, is what you can put out:

News that the States have been drilling test holes in the former anti-tank wall at L'Ancresse to establish how deep it is reminded one parishioner that they had seen a photograph of the defence being built by the Germans during the Occupation.

Vale’s deputies have confirmed that they intend trying to overturn Environment and Infrastructure’s attempts to impose 25mph speed limits on more than 80 island roads.

Talk of the States redeveloping the island's eastern seaboard risks overlooking the potential for turning the Bridge area into a 'Northern Powerhouse', an influential blog has said.

...glass for recycling this week please as the island continues to get to grips with the new system of disposing of rubbish and increasing what households recycle.