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Celebrated illustrator Victor Ambrus will visit Athlone next Tuesday to attend the official opening of Athlone Castle Visitor Centre by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring.

Engineers Week is coming to Westmeath. The annual campaign to promote engineering as a career and the importance of the profession to Ireland, is taking place from February 25 to March 3. A number of events have been planned for Westmeath to encourage interest in engineering in its various forms.

An opportunity for professionals and graduates who have been unemployed for more than 12 months is about to open up in Athlone, with the launch of an innovative programme under the Government-funded and EU-supported Momentum Skills Initiative.

A local man has been shortlisted for one of the Irish Sailing Association’s (ISA) prestigious annual awards. Vincent Rafter, from Athlone, earned his nomination in the Volunteer of the Year categoryfor his contribution to the Lough Ree Yacht Club.

The future of the Athlone branch of B&Q continues to look bleak, as the examiner appointed to the struggling DIY chain emphasised this week that the survival of the company in Ireland will “require the closure of the Athlone store”.

Athlone can expect up to nine months of selective disruption from June after it was announced the €3.5 million rehabilitation plan for the town’s elderly watermains was given the green light.

Thirteen-year-old Sandra Nieradka, a sixth class student at Cornamaddy National School has been announced as the winner of the Athlone Castle essay writing competition.

Athlone town councillor Sheila Buckley Byrne asked the February meeting of Athlone Town Council if it would be possible to pass a bylaw to limit begging in the town.

Athlone’s Luan Gallery is fast growing in reputation, and this week one of the people who came up with the name for the gallery was honoured with first prize in the gallery naming competition.

The newly refurbished Athlone Castle will be officially opened on Tuesday February 26 by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring. The official opening will launch the castle ahead of the 2013 tourism season.