A merry Christmas to everyone in the Vale, I wish everyone a very happy and enjoyable Christmas break. On a practical note the offices will 3pm today until 9am on Tuesday 3rd January. In case of a genuine emergency during that time the out of hours number is 01235 524886. If you would like more information about waste collections over Christmas, details are here http://tinyurl.com/cc936dh, in the unlikely even of snow or bad weather, details of our contingencies are available here http://tinyurl.com/cncgtos.