Mon 22 Jan 2024
Dog owners in the Vale are being reminded that they have until the end of the month to get their dogs licenced – and an awful lot are leaving it late to do so!
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Postie Lawson Pipet is one of the best known faces in the Vale. After all, he's been delivering letters and parcels in the parish for nearly 25 years. But there's something not many people know about him – he's got 57 tortoises in his back garden and he even "delivered" some of them himself. And before you say, that's a lot of tortoises, he used to have 81.
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Measures now being taken at Bordeaux to make the road safer for pedestrians have been welcomed by the Vale's Senior Constable, Richard Leale.
Sat 06 Jan 2024
The best way to facilitate house building in the Bridge and Lowlands areas is by creating flood defences across the mouth of St Sampson's harbour, the Vale's Senior Constable has said.
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Periodically cutting back gorse on L'Ancresse Common is an essential part of managing the area and maintaining its biodiversity, the Vale Commons Council (VCC) has said. It issued the update in response to some concerns expressed over the latest trimming, which is visible from Les Clotures Road.
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Parishioners have have seen this headline in the Guernsey Press earlier this week following a presentation by the Guernsey Development Agency and wondered whether the Vale Douzaine was aware of the vision being outlined for the Bridge area since the survey informing it is still in progress.
Fri 08 Dec 2023
Some Vale history was made this week when Guernsey's Lt-Governor, Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell, invited island douzeniers to a Christmas Reception at Government House. Among those attending was Dean of the Vale Douzaine Rosemary Henry – who took a sword with her at his request for the occasion.
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Vale parishioners are being encouraged to complete a survey that will help inform new proposals about how the whole Bridge area could be improved – from road signage to housing development or new marinas.
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Following a deferred election to elect four douzeniers to the Vale Douzaine, the votes have been counted and the results declared. They are as follows:
Tue 14 Nov 2023
The Vale parish is holding an election for four douzeniers tomorrow, Wednesday the 15th. There are six candidates and if you live in the Vale and are on the electoral roll, you need to go to the polling station at the Vale Douzaine Room between 8am and 8pm to vote.