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A Fine Gael local representative has called upon the Environment and Housing sections of Westmeath County Council to commence the process of routine calls to both local authority and private houses requesting proof of waste disposal. Cllr. John Dolan was addressing the Council Chamber during the monthly meeting of Athlone Moate Municipal District.

We can eliminate plastic bottles from our waste stream by using refillable stainless bottles, but what about the damage we’ve already done? There are already five enormous gyres of floating plastic in the world’s oceans. The largest, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers 20 times the area of Ireland.

Ford tells us it is introducing its most intelligent, fuel-efficient, capable and productive two-tonne Transit van, developed to help businesses thrive in a modern operating environment.

In excess of one hundred local secondary school students and a large ground swell of support marched through the streets of Athlone on Friday afternoon passionately calling upon the Government to act on climate change.

Extinction Rebellion Galway will hold a public talk entitled, ‘Climate Change: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it!)’ in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Extinction Rebellion Galway will hold a public talk entitled, ‘Climate Change: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it!)’ in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

Members of Extinction Rebellion Athlone will host a demonstration relating to matters climate change outside Athlone Library at 3pm on Friday, September 20.

Members of a newly formed local branch of Extinction Rebellion took to the streets of Athlone this past weekend to raise awareness about the ecological crisis that we are facing and to highlight the need for direct action to force the Government to act urgently on climate change.

Gardener’s Choice is the safe solution to the problem of weeding. A layer of Gardener’s Choice bark to a depth of 4in (100mm) will prevent the emergence of weeds.

An oil spill incident on the River Shannon, south of Athlone, is currently being investigated and treated by the Westmeath County Council.