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The Keep Kilkenny Beautiful Committee is continuing its year-long effort to involve children and families in keeping the city clear of litter as Kilkenny gets ready for the Tidy Towns awards next month.

The commencement of dredging work in the Castlebar town river created a new spectator sport for locals this week as people stopped to stare at a number of diggers clambering up and down the main channels.

The Westport Tidy Towns’ committee is seeking support in dealing with dog fouling and fly-tipping in the town, members of Westport Town Council were informed.

The Bregagh River is to form a large part of the county’s bid to scoop the top prize in this year’s Tidy Town’s competition.

Looking out at the deluge of rain that is hammering our office window at the moment, it’s hard to imagine how the thousands of Tidy Towns volunteers across the county kept the enthusiasm for the task in hand this year given the depressing and atrocious weather we’ve been experiencing.

Ballina based Fianna Fáil Councillor Annie May Reape has urged organisations planning an anti-litter awareness project to apply for a Mayo County Council grant towards their campaign.

I met a man last Sunday evening and he asked me two questions. Firstly he asked me if I knew why do we bury referees 50 feet under? I hadn’t a clue but his reply was that deep down they’re really nice people! He then asked me what was the difference between a referee and a battery. Again not knowing the answer he informed me that a battery has a positive side.

Kilkenny County Council is holding a Tidy Town information evening which is open to all community groups, development associations, residents’ groups or any member of the public who takes an interest in their surrounding environment.

Mr Michael Kitt TD, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, presented the winners of the National Tidy Towns Competition (west region) with their prizes on Monday afternoon and also commended five local Tidy Town heroes for their tireless endeavours in selflessly contributing to the public good in their communities.

A plethora of measures to ensure environmental compliance in the county is being enforced with stringent measures by the county’s environmental officers, resulting in numerous prosecutions, fines, and warnings.