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On May 8 the Midlands Gateway Chamber, in association with Athlone Chamber, will host its second annual Ambassadors Ball in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone.

Plans have been lodged with the Galway County Council seeking permission to build a new water sports recreation and activity centre beside Lough Derg.

In excess of 6,000 people are expected to line the streets of Athlone for the triAthlone this July, it was announced this week.

“We are very concerned about the performance of Athlone Towncentre to date,” was the verdict of chief executive of Retail Excellence Ireland, David Fitzsimons, in reaction to the poor performance of the shopping centre in rankings released this week.

Gardai in Athlone are warning members of the public to be vigilant following a surge of car break-ins in Athlone and surrounding areas.

Sales of the superbly built and finished houses at the excellent development of Forest Mill, Bealnamulla, have seen a resurgence, with five houses sold in the last few weeks. Sherry FitzGerald O’Meara, the selling agents, put this down to the drop in interest rates and reduced house prices making owning one of these properties more attractive than renting. Interest in the development has recently been very strong with evening and weekend viewings.

The chill wind of recession does not seem to have affected the hospitality trade in south Westmeath with the news that the proprietors of the Village Inn on the square in Tyrellspass have been given permission to retain an extension and renovation of the listed and protected premises.

After a spate of burglaries in Athlone in the recent past, Sinn Féin councillor Paul Hogan has called on people, particularly the elderly, to contact Helplink South, Age Action, or any other organisation that can assist to ensure their home is protected and secure.

Social welfare payments to 15 people in Athlone have been suspended and investigations carried out into over 100 cases, it emerged this week.

The Athlone Garda Community Policing Unit has joined forces with local residents to undertake a major clean-up of the Woodlands and Ashdale areas next Saturday April 18, as part of An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign.