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"Shopping locally is important as it keeps the money in the local economy. These are the people who spend money in the local shops, buy jerseys, and sponsor local competitions. While online shopping is easy, we have to think of the bigger picture."

When I’m not at the drawing board you will find me with my head stuck in a book. If it’s remotely fine and I have time, I’ll be in the garden with a book and a beverage, and surely wood burning stoves were invented for curling up beside in winter with a volume or three?

The Joyces finally arrived in Zurich on 17 December 1940 exhausted after weeks of torturous negotiations with the German, Vichy-French and Swiss authorities. They had sought refuge in Switzerland during World War I, now they hoped to do so again. To add to the stress of it all they had to leave their daughter Lucia behind in a psychiatric hospital in Brittany which was behind German lines. Joyce hoped that once settled in Zurich he could use all the influence he could muster to have her follow them to safety.

Drive in movies will open today, Friday, December 4, at 5pm, with a special message from Santa Claus who will appear on the big screen and officially open the Drive in Movies at Mayo Movie World for the Month of December.

Gardaí investigating the murder of Sandra Collins are renewing their appeal for information on the 20th anniversary of her disappearance.

The Auction Rooms in Sixmilebridge plays host to a mammoth four day auction from December 5-8 inclusive.

Senator Aisling Dolan has called on the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, to launch, with immediate effect, a media campaign to increase up-take of the flu vaccine among children in the next few weeks.

This week marks the traditional start of Christmas festivities. A time when towns and cities bustle and burst, where shoppers are greeted by Christmas carols, however nauseatingly repetitive; shop windows are festooned with fairy lights, draped haphazardly to produce that festive glow; and of course, there is always a traditional Christmas market with that smell of spice and sugar.

A festive occasion to remember, the illuminating of the Christmas lights in Mount Temple was a source of much virtual attraction as the event was relayed on the local community’s Facebook page on Saturday night last.

Athlone Chamber has welcomed the Government’s announcement regarding the reopening of many retail businesses this week.