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Westmeath has enough salt to treat the county’s priority routes 25 times this winter, with access to further supplies if needed.

The move of the switchboard for Athlone Town Council to Mullingar in recent weeks has led to fears among councillors that the council’s services are slowly being moved to Mullingar.

The first shock in the race for next year’s council elections came to light yesterday (Thursday) with the news that Fine Gael’s Ruth Illingworth is to step away from Mullingar politics for good.

The process to nominate candidates for Fine Gael in Athlone for next year’s council elections descended into farce last week when it took nearly three and a half hours to deselect one candidate from five, despite his having reached the quota anyway.

Voices were raised during Monday’s October meeting of Athlone Town Council as fears over the future of the town and its funding were discussed.

One of Athlone’s most famous natives, tenor John Count McCormack will be honoured with a new exhibition in the civic offices it was decided this week.

Continuing its vein of defiance from last week, Westmeath County Council voted to allow an abattoir be built in a residential area, contrary to the wishes of both the planning department and An Bord Pleanála.

Continuing its vein of defiance from last week, Westmeath County Council voted to allow an abattoir be built in a residential area, contrary to the wishes of both the planning department and An Bord Pleanála.

Despite its efficient work at collecting overdue rates, councillors at this week’s Athlone Town Council meeting were furious that an outside agency is being used to get in the funds.

its doors yesterday [Thursday] in its new role as a day centre for mental health and Rehab disability services, following a comprehensive €1m facelift.