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Spurred on by the support of 5,600 people from across the county and beyond, Westmeath’s councillors are to once again defy Government recommendations on wind energy.

Barry Kehoe has said it is not appropriate to donate to charity €684 paid by the public for parking on a recent free-parking day.

There was a lukewarm reception for Athlone mayor Gabrielle McFadden’s plans for a farmers market in the town during the All Ireland Drama Festival and a March Madness shopping weekend at the end of this month.

Progress is being made on the Athlone to Mullingar cycleway, with construction expected to commence this year.

A Mullingar businessman’s suggestion for better networking for entrepreneurs has been warmly welcomed by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton.

Cllr John Dolan is frustrated at the lack of investment planned for the N55 and the N62 roads in the south of the county.

Moate library is to be settling into its new location at Moate Courthouse by the end of November this year.

Westmeath’s newly formed policy on wind energy could be overturned by the Department of the Environment if it is found to be out of step with national policy, it emerged this week.

The Athlone Town Development Plan for 2014-2020 is to be published within the next month, after councillors agreed to the final draft of the plan on Tuesday.

Westmeath’s councillors see housing as the biggest challenge for 2014, with one councillor predicting a housing shortage as “an explosion that’s about to happen”.