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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.

A planning application to establish a new quarry at the Vale's Chouet headland was finally granted permission yesterday with conditions following an Open Planning Meeting.

Official notices have now been published inviting parishioners to submit nominations for a number of parochial roles, an annual event under the island's 1948 Reform Laws.

Deputies on the Development and Planning Authority will have the final say on whether Chouet headland can be used as a site for the island's newest granite quarry, it has been confirmed. Separately, the DPA is holding a drop-in event this Saturday, to which Vale parishioners are invited to address members on planning issues generally.

Vale parishioners are being asked for their views on new outdoor eating and drinking areas in the north of the island around the Bridge area. The consultation has been launched by Environment & Infrastructure as part of a process designed to make it easier for eateries and establishments to get permission for al fresco dining.

Dog owners who take their animals on the island's bays are being asked to keep an eye on them although the summer "beach ban" has come to an end for the year.