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With four councillors from both county and town councils across the county running in the General Election today, the possibility exists that a vacancy will occur in one of the local authorities.

The hour long current affairs programme on CRC (102.9fm) at 11.30am every Saturday provides a platform for a wide range of local and national issues to be discussed.

Fine Gael town councillor Ger Deere was elected to the position of mayor of Castlebar Town Council this week, while Sinn Féin councillor Therese Ruane was elected as deputy mayor.

A local councillor has called for more regulations to be imposed on cash for gold shops amid concerns that some of the jewellery being offered by punters may not actually belong to them.

This week’s edition of the flagship current affairs programme Saturday Forum can be heard on CRC 102.9 fm on Saturday April 17.

After a short break the current affairs programme Saturday Forum returns to the airwaves on Saturday March 27. The hour-long show, which begins at 11.30 am, can be heard on CRC 102.9 fm and on the website www.crcfm.ie

Next week’s monthly meeting of Castlebar Town Council will see two motions in relation to the regulation of head shops in the town put before the council. Both Sinn Féin Councillor Therese Ruane and Fine Gael Cllr Brendan Heneghan have put forward motions calling for the regulation of these shops.

This Saturday November 8, the flagship current affairs programme Saturday Forum will feature four local politicians discussing a range of issues that affect the lives of people working and living in Castlebar.

The flagship current affairs programme Saturday Forum returns to CRC (102.9fm) on Saturday September 19 at 11.30am.

The elected members of Castlebar Town Council, gave a warm welcome to the news that €1.8 million will be spent by the Town Council on the new town park. The meeting was shown initial draft drawings for the new town park which were put together by Padraig Kelly, executive architect for the Town Council.These drawings allowed for the creation of a public green space, walkways, a public paved area, a full size GAA and a full size soccer pitch. Town Manager Seamus Granahan told the members that the council had got approval from the Government to spend €1.8 million which has come from internal receipts from the sale of local authority housing and from a the planned maintenance programme. Mr Granahan went on to say that this represented a great opportunity for the town to put in a high-quality public space near the centre of the town for all the people to enjoy.