News

A number of posts and poles cluttering the Bridge area as highlighted by a joint Vale and St Sampson's working group survey can be removed, it has been agreed.

Details of the forthcoming parish meetings have now been published and will be held on Wednesday 27 March at the Vale Douzaine Room.

A number of parishioners have asked whether they can help with the Vale Church's charity initiative to help orphans in Zimbabwe, which was featured here in Fr Stuart Tanswell's first Rector's Newsletter.

Vale Constable Richard Leale has added his voice to those questioning the proposed use of part of Belle Greve Bay for dumping inert waste.

Parishioners who attended a Vale Deputies' Surgery at the weekend were opposed to the 'blanket' imposition of 25mph speed limits in the parish and Braye Road.

Feedback from parishioners to the purple crocus planting initiative that's helping to eradicate polio (details here) has been very positive, with a lot of comments supportive of what the Vale Floral Group are doing.

Special flowers are helping to spread the message at the Vale's parish church – and eradicate one of the world's worst diseases.

Islanders have this week been receiving a new bill from the States under the 'pay as you throw' refuse and recycling regime.

More than 100,000 tonnes of waste is generated each year by local construction and demolition activity, excavations, and roads maintenance – and the island has to get rid of this so-called 'inert' waste.

Vale Deputy Jeremy Smithies set out his reasons here on Wednesday why he would be supporting a move in the States later this month to prevent the wholesale introduction of new 25mph speed limits in the island, some of which also affect the Vale including Braye Road.