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Westmeath Rural Arts are launching a film club in Sonna Hall on Friday May 7 at 8pm with the showing of a selection of films with Westmeath connections. The feature film for this first Film Friday will be The First Great Train Robbery (1979), directed by Michael Crichton and starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland, a significant part of which was filmed in Westmeath.

The Stars of our Bars Westmeath county final was held in the Annebrook House Hotel, Mullingar last Thursday, April 22. The event saw 10 acts from six different venues across Westmeath perform their best to win the judges over for their chance to get to the regional final, as well as compete for cash prizes of €1,000 for first place, €500 for second, and €250 for third.

Westmeath County Council is organising an evening of entertainment, discovery, and adventure in Westmeath as part of National Culture Night 2010 which will take place on Friday September 24.

Longford/Westmeath Oireachtas members will go back to school today, Friday, when they pay a visit to students at Templemichael College Longford.

The Bare Bones Tour is descibed by Cathy Davey as her chance to play intimate venues without being too noisy for sensitive ears. And sees her bring rearranged songs to better suit candlelight.

Unemployment figures have dropped in Westmeath during the early months of this year, the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office have revealed.

Oxigen, the company which won the Westmeath County Council tender for handling domestic waste in the county, has created seven new full time jobs since the start of the year bringing total staff in the county to 12.

Voting for the 2009/2010 AIB Better Ireland Programme closed at midnight on March 15 with an overwhelming 602,172 votes received online and by text.

Belvedere House, Gardens and Park, Mullingar features in the 2010 top five family attractions in Leinster. This top-rated flagship Westmeath attraction was placed just behind Dublin Zoo and ahead of well known places such as the National Aquatic Centre and Newgrange in a recent survey.

Westmeath County Council is hoping to organise an evening of entertainment, discovery and adventure in Westmeath as part of National Culture Night 2010 which will take place on Friday September 24.