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Months of hard work came to fruition this week when a cross section of the community of Athlone welcomed the new look Athlone portal www.athlone.ie at an exclusive preview launch held in the Civic Centre this week. The new look site will go live this weekend. This is the fourth version of athlone.ie since it was first launched in December 2001.

Athlone Chamber is co-ordinating an Athlone Energy Awareness Day on Friday March 26. The information day is being organised in association with a wide range of organisations and is part of the wider European Sustainable Energy Week 2010. On Friday March 26 Athlone Town Centre, The Civic Offices, Athlone Library, and the Prince of Wales Hotel will host a series of seminars, exhibitions, and information stands.

Gardai in Athlone are examining CCTV footage and conducting door-to-door enquiries following the discovery of two viable devices at head shops in the town on Wednesday.

Athlone Institute of Technology has signed an agreement with the Technical Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will see more than 440 Saudi students come to the Midlands over the next four years.

A plan has been submitted this week (March 1) to build a Travelodge motel closeto the Blyry industrial estate between the bypass and Ericssons, less than a year after a similar plan was refused.

At the monthly meeting of Athlone Town Council held this week plans for the regeneration of the town’s castle were revealed. The draft plan which was presented before the commencement of part eight planning shows a respectful design aimed at heightening the current castle buildings while adding a modern touch.

On April 1 the Midlands Gateway Chamber will commence the Gateway Sustainability Challenge for the business community in the Midlands to start saving money on their energy waste and water bills. The short term goal of the project is to improve the competency of all businesses in the Gateway Region in terms of sustainability. The particular focus of this phase of the project is to up-skill and strengthen awareness of all businesses in the region on matters relating to energy, waste, and water usage and their costs.

An Athlone pharmacy has raised some €2,000 in donations as part of a campaign to deliver medical supplies to earthquake-stricken Haiti.

Up to 250 positions will be created for PhD level students, laboratory staff, and other clinical development professionals in the coming years, with the opening of PPD’s research and testing facility in Athlone this week.

Students from Ardnagrath National School, Athlone were delighted to hear they were the overall winners in Westmeath County Council’s ‘Outdoor Classroom’ competition.