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Work on the upgrading of the Westport electricity supply is on target for completion inside a year.

Five Mayo leisure facilities and spas have received the 2010 White Flag Award.

Big time international boxing comes back to Mayo next month with the holding of two international competitions which will pit Ireland against England on December 9 in the Castlecourt Hotel, Westport, and December 10 in the Ramada Hotel, Ballina. The international contests are being jointly hosted by St Anne’s Boxing Club, Westport, and the Ardnaree Boxing Club.

Craft and artisan food producers from all over Mayo will converge on Westport Mall for a spectacular traditional Christmas market from December 11 to December 13.

Local groups benefit from grants

Westport Chamber of Commerce has launched its new Shop ‘n Spraoi na Nollag website www.westportmarket.ie in an all out effort to attract visitors to the town for the authentic Irish Christmas market from December 11 to 13.

The Government’s 2010 Budget will be presented by the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan TD on Wednesday, December 9. In response to this, BNI Atlantic Chapter in association with Westport Lions Club will host a breakfast briefing that will outline the key issues arising from this Budget.

Westport hotelier Michael Lennon has joined the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) in calling for local authorities throughout the country urgently to exercise their powers to establish emergency waiver schemes in respect of local authority rates payable by the seriously wounded hotel and guesthouse sector.

The results of stage one of the Smarter Travel Town competition were announced on Monday by the National Sustainable Travel Office.

The ninth and final race of the Vodafone C&C Cellular Mayo Road Race League takes place in Westport on Sunday December 27. It looks like being an exciting finale to another successful race series. Ninety eight men and 112 women athletes have won points in the eight races so far. The 2009 Race League has proved an excellent testing ground for the Fit4Life members who started their programme back in February. They have been training weekly at the five group sessions organised by clubs in conjunction with Mayo Sports Partnership. The Westport 5k will include a Fit4Life team challenge among the five groups.