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More than 4,000 Vale parishioners have so far paid their parish rates bill – but 515 are still outstanding and the deadline to settle the account passed on May 31.

Two drop-in sessions are to be held this week so islanders can learn more about the Better Transport Plan, which is aimed at the North of the island, and enable them to ask questions and provide comments on it, the States has announced.

A income tax drop-in held in the Vale as the first of a series of events to help people with their annual returns has been hailed as a great success.

Plans from the States Environment and Infrastructure Committee to help traffic flows in the north of the island ahead of up to 1,000 new homes being built in the area appear to have received a cool reception from parishioners.

A special help session to assist older islanders and those with mobility issues to fill in their tax returns is being held at the Vale Douzaine Room next week. Attendance is free and Revenue Service staff will be on hand to advise on a number of issues.

With up to 1,000 new homes being planned for the north of the island, a Better Transport Plan has been launched today to try to improve road use and ease congestion – and Vale parishioners have been asked to express their views on it.

A community initiative has been launched to give youngsters a safe space to use on the Bridge. It has come from Bernie Coutu and the Bridge Neighbourhood Watch team, supported by the Vale Douzaine.

Vale parishioners are being invited to make their views known on how much States deputies should be paid ahead of the general election next summer. Members have just received a 7% increase, based on the rise in island median earnings, which takes their pay up to £46,000 to £81,000 depending on responsibility levels.

A forthcoming announcement by Environment and Infrastructure which the States committee says will improve traffic flows in the north of the island has been cautiously welcomed by Vale Senior Constable Richard Leale – but he says it really does need to deliver on its promises.

Guernsey's Conservation Herd has returned to L'Ancresse Common, an essential element of helping to preserve the island's largest area of species-rich grassland.