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Residents from Knockranny who attended a public meeting held in Knockranny House Hotel last month have voiced their concern that a nursing home application, which was withdrawn this year by Coillte, may still be built in the area.

Westport town councillors have voted against the introduction of on-street car parking charges, from April to October, which means that the €150,000 revenue needed to “balance the books” for the 2011 budget needs to be culled from expenditure.

The controversial planning application in the name of Coillte Teoranta Ltd, for an 86-bedroom nursing home which was to be built at Colonel's Wood, Knockranny, Westport, which gave rise to concerns among locals, has been withdrawn.

The Carrowbeg River has not been damaged following a large oil spill in the town last week, after an oil container located at the old site of Northern Feather, and where the new Lidl store will be located, was ruptured.

Labours National Director of Elections and Education spokesperson, Ruairi Quinn TD is coming to Castlebar today (Monday) to open Dr Jerry Cowley's campaign office at Lower Chapel Street at 3.30pm.

Westport town councillors have struck a two per cent rate decrease; even though a counter-proposal was made by Councillor Brendan Mulroy to delay striking a rate until a discussion about pay and display in the town is held at a traffic meeting.

New developments in the Westport area could be slapped with a €4,800 levy per unit for water services if the supplementary development contribution scheme is implemented.

Westport town councillor Keith Martin has received support from the Communications Regulator (ComReg) against Eircom in relation to what he described as the company’s “latest plans to hit those struggling to pay their bills’.

A proposal for Westport to stage the Fleadh Cheoil within the next three years to add to the busy festival and events calendar that is turning the town into an even bigger tourist haven worldwide was raised at Westport Town Council’s monthly meeting last week.

Westport town councillors voiced their discontent with the recommendation to scrap town councils as they discussed the local government efficiency review report at their meeting last week.