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Six candidates are contesting five douzenier seats in the forthcoming Vale Parish elections and new faces are guaranteed because two douzeniers have decided to stand down.

One of the premier and least known nature reserves in the Vale is to get a new bird hide if Planners approve an application made on behalf of La Société Guernesiaise.

Waste bins that were available at the Vale Parochial Cemetery have been removed for a trial period because of the rising cost of keeping them there, it has been announced by the independent committee responsible for running the area.

An attempt by the Vale Douzaine to have a zebra crossing installed by the new housing development at Tertre Lane has not been accepted by States Traffic following extensive correspondence on this safety issue.

As you prepare this week's recycling, Guernsey Waste has issued some guidelines to ensure Vale householders don't have their blue bags left behind for including the wrong sort of materials for collection.