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The number of people killed on Westmeath roads has taken a dramatic drop, according to provisional figures released by Gardai yesterday.

In its ongoing campaign of litter prevention, Westmeath County Council recently took a number of prosecutions under the Litter Acts.

Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the commitment by the Gardai to establish new protocols to improve policing in South Roscommon in conjunction with local Garda stations.

A local company launched its internationally accredited Basic Cleanroon Technology Training Programme at the Clayton Hotel recently.

Creative IT is a Mullingar-based computer solutions company that provides computer-related products and services to homes, schools, and businesses nationwide. Their first store on Castle Street, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, is now open for business.

Thirty gardaí have retired from the force in Mayo within the past 12 months, according to figures released to Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony. The vast majority of those who retired were rank and file gardaí who were serving in districts throughout the county, and Deputy O’Mahony has called on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to ensure that the vacancies at all levels in the force in the county be filled.

Developing resilience - the ability to bounce back from difficult experiences - is one of the keys to coping well with life’s stresses and adversities, according to the HSE West.

Despite numerous attempts by Fine Gael's Environment Spokesman, Phil Hogan to obtain a copy of the national plan that was committed to by the National Emergency Planning Office several years ago to deal specifically with a severe weather crisis, the Department of the Environment confirmed that they did not have such a plan.

There was long-awaited good news for Athlone’s residents in recent days, with the announcement that water rationing and overnight outages should be on the way out.

There was long-awaited good news for Mullingar’s residents in recent days, with the announcement that water rationing and overnight outages should be on the way out.