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The preparations for the St Patrick’s Day parades are well underway across the county. The county town will see its parade take place a day early this year due to Castlebar Mitchels involvement in the All Ireland Club Final in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day.

The traffic superintendent for the Western region, Supt Pat Murray, is appealing to pedestrians to light-up on the county's roads.

Over a dozen chic boutiques and leading Irish designer labels will feature in the Beautique gala night fashion and music showcase in the Mullingar Park Hotel on Saturday November 23.

Heads Up is a pedestrian safety awareness campaign created to promote safety practices with road users in our community. This campaign reminds pedestrians that distraction can be fatal.

Walking is one of the most popular ways of getting active, with 66 per cent of the Irish population doing recreational walking on a weekly basis. This summer, it is set to get even more popular when the Castlebar International Four Days’ Walks Festival comes to the area. The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) promotes walking for heart health through its network of Slí na Sláinte (Path to Health) walking routes which can be found in nearly 200 locations across the country. To celebrate the Castlebar International Four Days’ Walks Festival, the national charity fighting heart disease and stroke is sharing walking tips with local people to help them get the most out of being active this summer.

Cllr Ken Glynn is calling on the council to carry out a road safety audit of the junction at Rathgowan Park and Rathgowan Wood, as he says residents are very concerned about their children’s safety in the area.

Pedestrian Safety is the theme for the UN Road Safety Week which takes place this week from May 6 to May 12.

The closing date for submissions from members of the public on improvement works including footpaths, pedestrian crossings, and traffic calming measures in Mulranny village is on Tuesday, April 23. The four elected councillors in the Belmullet electoral area were given an update on the plans at the April meeting of the electoral committee.

Increased pedestrian safety and the improvement of pedestrian mobility are the main advantage of proposed works for Westport, according to town manager Martin Keating.

What better New Year’s resolution than to get fit and take a walking challenge in aid of charity.