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Plans by the largest employer in Kilbeggan to increase its workforce with up to 70 new jobs were put on indefinite hold this week after the county council failed to vote a re-zoning measure to accommodate the expansion plans of the Dunbia meat-packing plant at the July meeting in Mullingar on Monday afternoon.

Cllr Colm Arthur has become the first local politician to support the plans for the new €12million meat processing plant in Kilbeggan.

With just three weeks to go before Westmeath County Council makes a preliminary decision on the plans for the €1.4bn Chinese exhibition suburb on the eastern edge of Athlone, only four critical submissions have been received by the planning department to date.

Councillor Harry Barrett, has called on people to use a dedicated hotline to report dumping and fly tipping around Castlebar as “the problem is escalating”.

Can you enjoy the arts and be environmentally responsible at the same time? In straitened economic times how can business reduce the costs associated with waste?

LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s (WDC) online guide to living, working and doing business in Ireland’s western region, has been shortlisted for a social media award. The awards, which celebrate the best of social media, are organised by Damien Mulley, one of Ireland’s leading authorities on social media. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges comprising a combination of industry experts and members of the public who have been selected as judges because of their interest and knowledge in online social networking.

LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s online guide to living, working, and doing business in Ireland’s Western Region, is in the running for a Social Media Award at tonight’s award ceremony. The campaign has been shortlisted in the Use Of Social Media By A State Body category.

Drinking water quality in County Kilkenny has improved slightly according to a report issued recently by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland, A Report for the years 2008 – 2009.

Clifden has finally received confirmation of a new waste water treatment plant to upgrade the town’s sewerage system. The announcement was made on Monday by Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government.

Dietitian Heather Miller, who holds clinics in Balla, Castlebar and Ballindine this week talks about Omega 3.