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A party of 190 visitors is to descend on Athlone next week as the local Ravens Marching Showband plays host to a prestigious Canadian marching band.

Athlone’s Luan Gallery is fast growing in reputation, and this week one of the people who came up with the name for the gallery was honoured with first prize in the gallery naming competition.

The re-branding of the anti-household charge group in Athlone progressed this week (January 29) as they set February 7 as the date for the naming of the party and the release of its draft manifesto.

Forty-five jobs are under threat at the Athlone branch of B&Q, after the home improvement store announced it has gone into examinership. The Athlone store has been singled out as one of the company’s “uneconomic stores” which are likely to be closed.

At least two politicians questioned the value of a policing committee they sit on at its quarterly meeting in Athlone this week.

Athlone town councillors have given a mixed welcome to a presentation by Connect Ireland, which offers financial rewards to people who use their connections to attract jobs to Ireland.

A delegation from Athlone headed by Mayor of Athlone Jim Henson travelled to the European Parliament in Brussels recently to formally accept the designation of Athlone as European Town of Sport for 2013.

With a new art gallery, newly refurbished castle, funding for an extension of the Regional Sports Centre, and a European Town of Sport designation, Athlone is “in an exceptional place” going into 2013, according to the mayor Jim Henson.

Athlone is in a very unique position spanning two counties, and town councillors are to make a submission to Minister Phil Hogan regarding the proposed Local Government Reform which would do away with Athlone Town Council.

A group of primary school students from Cornmaddy NS will be the first visitors to the newly refurbished Athlone Castle when it opens its doors on Tuesday.