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There has been widespread welcome among local politicians to last Thursday’s announcement that pharmaceutical company PPD Inc is to establish a €14 million research facility in Athlone with the creation of 250 jobs.

Youth unemployment will be high on the agenda at this month’s Young Fine Gael National Conference, to to take place in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone from Friday February 20 to Sunday February 22.

Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael Deputy James Bannon has said that he is delighted that the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar has scored so highly in the new HSE monthly performance table, published this week through Healthstat. It is placed among the top three hospitals in the country.

The recent spate of job cuts at Dell looks set to impact Athlone in the coming months, as reports emerged this week that Dell subsidiary Alienware is to close its manufacturing plant in Athlone.

Deputy James Bannon has blasted Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey for doing a “complete U-turn” on €17 million plans announced just two months ago to upgrade roads across Westmeath.

A rise of almost 300 people on the live register in Westmeath in March has been described as “extremely worrying “ by local Fine Gael TD, Deputy James Bannon this week (April 6).

Mullingar man Rashid Butt has just become the town’s newest, and youngest, peace commissioner. He received his appointment by post last week, and is probably the first person from an ethnic minority, and definitely the first Muslim in the country, to receive this honour.

Four Westmeath schools have spent over €100,000 each renting prefab units, and a further five schools over €50,000 each, according to information obtained from the Department of Education this week.

Longford/Westmeath Deputy James Bannon has welcomed the announcement by Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, John Gormley, that local authority housing tenants are to be offered the chance to buy their rented apartments.

Longford/ Westmeath Fine Gael Deputy James Bannon has welcomed the announcement that seven Border, Midlands and West (BMW) region educational institutions are to combine their strengths under Líonra, the education network.