News

A seasonal reminder for all dog owners in the Vale – January 31 is the last day for ensuring your animal is properly taxed and registered with the parish.

Good news just ahead of Christmas – white and blue bags for recycling paper and cardboard plus cans, plastics and cartons are again available in local supermarkets.

Anyone trying to reach the north via Les Banques is being warned of an extensive diversion and possible delays as up to 12 separate teams will be working at the Halfway junction to St Clair Hill from 15th to 21st December.

Vale parishioners have been invited to sign a petition aimed at stopping the introduction of a goods and services tax (GST) in Guernsey, which has been proposed to raise around £52m to fund a shortfall in States' revenues.

The Development & Planning Authority has granted outline planning permission with conditions for the redevelopment of Leale's Yard following an Open Planning Meeting yesterday – but it's still not clear when work on regenerating the area will actually begin.

A final decision whether to allow the regeneration of Leale's Yard to go ahead after two decades of uncertainty is expected next week, Planners have indicated.

Vale parishioners and others are being urged by Senior Constable Richard Leale to complete an online survey that could determine whether Liberation Day celebrations remain an island-wide commemoration or are scaled back to a series of parish events.

A formal invitation has been extended to all Vale parishioners to attend this Sunday's annual Remembrance Service in memory of those who fell in the two World Wars.

Two contested elections will be held for parochial positions at next week's Vale parish meeting, it has been confirmed today.

Parishioners who have been slow to pay this year's rates bill have responded well to appeals to do so or contact the Constables' Office if they are experiencing difficulties – but some accounts are still outstanding.