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Westport’s finest will be cooking their favorite recipes on Wednesday December 3 at the Mill Times Hotel, Westport in aid of Mayo Rape Crisis Centre, Castlebar.

Mr Michael Kitt TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, presented the winners of the National Tidy Towns Competition (west region) with their prizes on Monday afternoon and also commended five local Tidy Town heroes for their tireless endeavours in selflessly contributing to the public good in their communities.

The Volvo Ocean Race is the hot topic of the moment with huge crowds expected to attend the Galway stopover. Quick thinking Mayo artisan food producers are making sure they are part of the action with the innovative Taste of Mayo Box. It’s a tasting meal in a box, a delicious meal for one, divided into four sections: meat, smoked fish, cheese, and dessert. Costing just €7 for all the best Mayo has to offer, it will be for sale at the Taste of Mayo stall at the Galway Docks.

Three Mayo areas are to be included in Fáilte Ireland’s “Get out There” charter initiative which aims to promote the west of Ireland as an outdoor and adventure playground. Achill, Westport and Ballina will join Connemara in the pilot programme with Ballina being targeted as an angling specific region.