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The long-awaited development of Leale's Yard and the regeneration of the Bridge has moved a step closer thanks to a States debate on planning, according to the deputy behind the move.

A proposal that could help protect greenfield sites in the Vale from development and give parishioners more say in what gets built where is being debated by States members today.

Revised plans to build housing on the "triangle field" opposite Braye Road industrial estate have been described as "a vast improvement" by the Vale's Senior Constable, Richard Leale - although he would still prefer for the site to remain undeveloped.

An historic tractor which helped Aurigny land planes safely in Alderney and is the same make credited with revolutionising British farming in the 1950s is looking for long term garaging in the Vale.

People who use Bordeaux are being urged not to feed the seabirds there because that act of kindness can be harmful in several ways, according to Environmental Services. 

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.