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The Athlone Tidy Towns Committee will hold its annual general meeting on Tuesday March 3 at 8pm in the Community Centre, Lyster Street, Athlone. All are welcome.

Calor, Ireland’s leading supplier of rural energy solutions, has this week announced the shortlist of nominees for the new Calor Sustainable Community Champion 2014, the search for the most green or sustainable community in the country. Entries were  received entries from every corner of Mayo. Belmullet Tidy Towns has been shortlisted as the Mayo nominee.

The committee of Athlone Tidy Towns held its annual awards recently at the Sheraton Athlone Hotel.

Last Monday Westport once again claimed a major national prize in the SuperValu Tidy Towns competition, when it was announced one of Ireland’s Tidiest Large Towns at the awards ceremony in the Helix in Dublin. Westport previously won the overall prize in 2001, 2006, and 2008. It has also taken the Tidiest Large Town prize in 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, and in 2012. Welcoming the news Minister of State, Michael Ring, said: “This award is richly deserved following the endless work and dedication involved in keeping Westport tidy. I wish to take this opportunity to highly commend the chairperson of Westport Tidy Towns, Ms Rhona Chambers, the committee itself, and the large number of volunteers”. He continued: "The people of Westport take huge pride in the appearance of the town and it is wonderful to see their work in this regard being rewarded.”

Bishop of Kerry, Athlone native Bishop Ray Browne, is to be special guest at this year’s Athlone Tidy Towns Awards on Wednesday.

Residents of Mayo have long known that this little patch on the very western edge of Europe - with its rugged cliffs, tranquil lakes, beautifully barren boglands, and miles of pristine, sandy, beaches - is really something quite special.

The first Loughrea flea market will take place in Temperance Hall in Loughrea from 8pm to 10pm today.

Many wedding guests have whooped for joy when, rattling around roads in unfamiliar terrain, frantically trying to get to the church on time, they spot a cheerful sign erected by the considerate couple directing them to the wedding venue.

Funding of €105,000 towards the clean-up of public areas in Galway city has been allocated to City Hall by the Department of the Environment.

Athlone’s Tidy Towns committee needs greater buy-in from the business community if it is to keep the town looking its best.