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A seven year wait comes to a head this week when the expected decision on the demolition of Athlone Community School is delivered to its trustees. Plans for a new, three-storey, 8,400 sq m building as well as a PE hall and playing fields have been with the planning department for a number of months and a decision is due on October 8.

Three schools in Westmeath have opted to use grant aid for the purchase of temporary accommodation to build permanent classrooms instead, according to the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe.

An elderly woman was killed yesterday (November 5) shortly after 11am, when the car in which she was travelling was involved in a two-car collision at Clonfad on the N52, just beyond the Dalystown turn, between Mullingar and Tyrrellspass.

Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey was crowned Worldwide Whiskey of the Year when it collected the prestigious Brown Forman Trophy at the 2009 International Wine and Spirit Competition Awards banquet in London.

Local councillor Colm Arthur has expressed his concern over water shortages and burst pipes in Kilbeggan due to freezing temperatures over the last couple of weeks.