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Athlone’s longest serving town councillor says he is very disappointed at the news that Athlone Town Council is facing the chop, and is concerned that decisions affecting Athlone will no longer be made in the town.

Athlone Town Council is hoping to install new underground bottle banks at the Fair Green within the next year, after launching proposals for the project this week.

An opening date of Tuesday November 6 has been agreed for the re-opening of Athlone Castle following a two and a half year closure for renovations.

Athlone’s ranking has improved in the latest litter report from Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL), maintaining its ‘clean to European norms’ status.

After much discussion at Monday’s monthly meeting of Athlone Town Council it has benn decided to name Athlone’s new art gallery the Luan Gallery.

Ballinahown’s Mark Rohan became a Paralympic gold medalist on Wednesday evening after winning the individual handbike time trial with a time of 35:41:54.

The call has been put out for volunteers to become part of Athlone’s rich art and heritage scene as the town’s newest tourist attractions near completion.

A lorry driver has been praised by the emergency services in Athlone for averting a potential disaster when he steered a burning lorryload of oil and alcohol off the M6 onto a minor road in the early hours of Friday morning.

Westmeath County Council will not be sending a letter to Defence Minister Alan Shatter, expressing a vote of no-confidence in him.

Former councillor John Dolan, a farmer from Ballinahown, is the only confirmed candidate to date to replace Cllr Joe Whelan, who this week (July 30) became the second councillor this year to resign from Westmeath County Council due to professional pressures.