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Fine Gael councillor Alan Shaw sought a major increase in the investment by Athlone Town Council in footpath repairs for housing estates throughout the town.

Saturday July 2 is the date to put in your diaries for triAthlone 2011, providing an agreement can be reached in the coming weeks with the town’s traders, some of whom say they suffered a loss of business during last year’s event.

It began with a tiny meeting in a room of the Bon Bon Restaurant in Athlone’s Church Street in 1936. Few could have imagined back then that the decision of a single Army officer would see, 75 years later, the longest surviving amateur drama group in Ireland setting its sights fearlessly on another 75 years.

Fine Gael town councillor Alan Shaw has welcomed the latest IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) report which highlights the continued need for targeted investment in litter control measures all year around.

Looking back over last year and Christmas in particular it would have to be said that the year turned out to be as challenging as had been expected, with a few extra unforeseen difficulties handed out by the weather, both early and late in the year. As with all challenges we believe that they can be overcome.

In tandem with the county budget announced last week, Athlone Town Council decided this week not to raise the rates for the town for the third year in a row.

A motion demanding the Irish Government uphold the universal service obligations in relation to the potential liberalisation of the postal service in the country, and particularly the 500 jobs in Athlone, was unanimously supported at the recent sitting of Athlone Town Council.

After three hours of listening and debate, Athlone Town Council was still able to find an additional €40,000 from the town’s budget at the annual meeting on Tuesday for a number of worthy causes around the town.

An application to build 30 houses at a site in north Westmeath may not be the green shoot of recovery it seems, after it was revealed that the applicant company had receivers appointed in October.

Fine Gael town councillor, Alan Shaw has expressed concern following a letter issued by the Department of Transport to Athlone Town Council in which the Transport Minister fails to commit funding for the re-alignment works at Garrycastle Bridge in 2011.