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There are 20 state of the art houses lying empty in a newly built Castlebar Town Council housing scheme because the Department of the Environment has withdrawn funding for affordable houses.

Boyzone star Keith Duffy, the patron for Irish Autism Action, will be on a tour of Mayo today (Friday) where he will meet Jordan Kearns, the young boy who was the inspiration behind the hugely successful Croagh Patrick Seven Day in a Row Challenge.

Midwest Radio return to the Royal Theatre, Castlebar for another Night With The Stars concert on Tuesday October 13 at 8 pm. Yet again the cream of the Irish country music crop will be on stage for what promises to be another memorable night. The artists for this show include:

The Linenhall is set for a very special night when gifted young singer Elaine Madden gives her debut headlining performance at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday September 17 at 8pm.

A decade is a long time in music… Or so it seems in an age that has become obsessed with quick fixes, micro attention spans and a revolving door of best new band ever shouts from the rooftops. But as the world lurches from one crisis to another and a flailing music industry struggles to find its feet on the slippery ice of technological innovations one thing is becoming as clear as crystal… quality will out!

Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, Castlebar Gospel Choir will be bringing their 'Songs of Freedom' concert to the National Concert Hall in Dublin on Thursday, October the 1 at 8pm. (Tickets are €20 from the National Concert Hall Box Office (01 4170000) or www.nch.ie) It will be an evening celebrating the spirit of freedom that has evolved in the USA tracing the movement from slavery to civil rights to the inauguration of President Barrack Obama.

Westport United made the most of Ballina Town’s slip up at the weekend to regain poll position in the Elverys Sports Super League. Westport saw off Fahy Rovers 4-3, while the men from north Mayo were held to a 1-1 draw by a Ballyheane side who ran into their own problems this week when the Mayo league awarded the points from a postponed game against them.

European Mobility Week 2009 takes place from September 16 to 22 and the aim of the week is to encourage people in towns and cities all over Europe to get out of their cars and move to a more sustainable means of transport. This year, for the first time, Castlebar is participating in this exciting new project and it is hoped that the people of Castlebar will participate and really get behind this. “We're encouraging people to get out of their cars, and walk or cycle to work and school for this week and into the future,” said Noel Gibbons, Road Safety Officer with Mayo County Council.

A preferred route for the N84 Ballinrobe bypass has been adopted in principle by the elected members of the Claremorris electoral area committee and will go before the full council for adoption in October.

Two women who removed two polo necks and a pair of shoes from Dunnes Stores, Ballina, were given suspended sentences at Ballina District Court this week.