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Up to 313 new homes could be built at the former sites of Belgrave and Fontaine Vineries now that a draft development framework has been approved for the area. The decision has caused dismay because it runs counter to multiple representations against it, including from the parochial authorities.

Matt Gale from First Central, which has been helping to clean up the area around the Little Chapel. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 30016756)

Parishioners have been asked by the States to give their views on parish kerbside collections and any visits they may have made to waste sites, such as the bring banks, the Household Waste & Recycling Centre, and the Chouet Green Waste Site.

Vacancies have arisen for one of the best outdoor jobs available in Guernsey – helping to maintain L'Ancresse Common, the largest area of open land in the island and used by thousands every year.

The Planning Department has approved its own development framework for the construction of more than 300 new homes on a St Sampson’s site situated at sea level and at risk of flooding. This comes just one week after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published warnings of increasingly extreme weather events, and it ignores multiple public representations, including that of St Sampson’s Douzaine, which details the potential dangers to public safety.

A new Vale douzenier was elected last night following a deferred ballot which attracted possibly the biggest ever turnout for such an event.

Concerns from some users of L'Ancresse Common that bins that have been put in place for use by dog owners to clean up after their pets are unsightly have been addressed by the organisation responsible for the area.

Three candidates hoping to be elected to a single vacant seat on the Vale Douzaine on Wednesday have today published their manifestos and given further details of why they are running for public office.

Details of an election for a new Vale Douzenier to replace Mr Martyn Torode, who has ceased to live in the parish, have now been released.

Reports of rabbits invading gardens and appearing to sunbathe on L'Ancresse Common in broad daylight have prompted parishioners to ask whether there are more of them around than usual. The short answer is, yes – but perhaps not for much longer.