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Westmeath’s councillors have unanimously defied the wishes of the Local Government Minister and have refused to accept a variation to the County Development Plan to include a core strategy regarding zoning.

On the day the abolition of town councils was to be discussed by the Cabinet, a Mullingar councillor suggested adopting a piece of technology that could speed up the council’s own demise.

Mullingar is to formally say thank you to its “outstanding” Olympic ambassador John Joe Nevin this autumn after a unanimous vote at this week’s meeting of the town council.

In an effort to preserve water levels in Lough Owel because of the very dry spring, Waterways Ireland has closed the Royal Canal for navigation for the immediate future.

Mullingar councillors are calling on the NRA to allow such local attractions as the Bloomfield House Hotel and Mullingar Golf Club be signposted off the N52.

The offices of Westmeath County Council will be open this Saturday March 31 to facilitate payment of the household charge.

Mullingar councillors are calling on the Government to reverse their decision to close the Irish Embassy in the Vatican.

In the hope of attracting some positive publicity for Mullingar, a local councillor is proposing the introduction of an annual award to honour a person from Mullingar or its environs who has achieved national or international success.

In the light of growing discussion around the practice of ‘fracking’, Westmeath County Council confirmed this week that it is “not aware of any proposals which involve fracking in the Mullingar area”.

There will be no reduction in rates for Westmeath businesses in 2012, but a 5 per cent reduction in water costs has been welcomed by councillors at this week’s annual Westmeath County Council budget meeting.