New houses in Westport could face an extra €4,800 in levies
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
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.
Read more ...Man who ‘disregards the law’ warned of lengthy prison sentence
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
A 38-year-old man who was detected driving — while he was disqualified — twice in a space of six months, and who already has 19 road traffic convictions, was before Castlebar District Court this week.
Read more ...Councils draw down only thirty per cent of home grants
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Cllr. Harry Barrett has described as “bizarre” the news that Mayo County Council drew down less than 30 per cent of the funds allocated to it for home adaptation grants by the end of September, according to figures released by the Department of the Environment.
Read more ...Clothes thief returned items as she had taken the wrong size
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
A clothes thief who stole two items of clothes from a store and then returned a while later for the same clothes in a different size was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week.
Read more ...Islandeady man handled stolen property
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
A 19-year old was before Castlebar District Court this week for road traffic offences and for handling stolen property.
Read more ...New housing units unveiled in Ballina
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
The first phase of completed housing units in St Patrick’s Estate regeneration project, Ballina, County Mayo, were officially unveiled today (Friday October 22) at a launch in Hotel Ballina by Minister for Housing Michael Finneran.
Read more ...Mayo man is Road Safety Officer of the Year
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Noel Gibbons, road safety officer with Mayo County Council, has won the Road Safety Officer of the Year Award from the Road Safety Authority. At a presentation to mark the occasion by RSA chairman Gay Byrne at the RSA’s Leading Lights in Road Safety awards in Dublin Castle, Mr Gibbons was honoured for his work promoting road safety in Mayo through creative and informative road safety campaigns, and his ongoing efforts to support and complement the work of the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána through national campaigns.
Read more ...Drunk man led gardaí on chase
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
A drunk driver who was chased by gardaí through Ballinrobe — where the 24-year-old man damaged a metal barrier in the process and then was pursued on foot — was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.
Read more ...Rural living expensive for pensioners
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Age Action has welcomed research by the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice highlighting the higher costs of living in rural areas in comparison to urban areas.
Read more ...Get on your soapbox
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Today (October 22) is the last day to enter the Europe Direct Soapbox competition. The competition, which allows people from all over the country to literally get on their soapbox and talk on the subject of wind energy, is being run by Europe Direct.
Read more ...Mayo Smallholders
Fri, Oct 22, 2010
The next meeting of Mayo Smallholders will be on Wednesday October 27 at Lough Lannagh Holiday Village at 8pm. Jeff Ashby will give a talk on starting with bees.
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