‘Horrendous’ amount of rubbish located in Foxford

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Over 100 bags of rubbish which were detected in the Foxford area led to the prosecution of one of the litter offenders at Foxford District Court this week.

Castlebar Farmers’ Market supports Seeds for Africa

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Castlebar Farmers’ Market, which trades every Friday on Market Square, Castlebar, will be raising money to send seeds to farmers in Africa on Friday November 14.

Castlebar Town Council agrees new bond levies for developers

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Members of Castlebar Town Council voted by five votes to two on Tuesday night to fix a development bond on new housing developments in the town. The new bond will see developers having to lodge a bond of €6,000 per house on developments of up to 10 houses, €5,000 per house on developments of between 11 and 30 houses (a minimum bond of €60,000 must be lodged) and bond of €4,000 per house on developments over 31 houses (a minimum of €150,000 must be lodged).

Schools to feel the pinch of education funding cuts

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

The penny pinching by the Government in last week’s budget will have a detrimental effect on the education of young people, according to two Mayo secondary school principals. Ioseph McGowen, principal of Davitt College, Castlebar told the Mayo Advertiser earlier this week: “It will seriously affect the way we run the school and it will make it nearly impossible to keep it running to the high standards we have set for ourselves.” With bigger class sizes being a reality for schools, Mr McGowen is worried that it will affect the quality of teaching that the students will get. “Having bigger class sizes is no good for either the students or the teachers, we’re looking at loosing between one and two teachers here which will lead to less subject choices for both the Leaving and Junior Certificates.”

Kiltimagh students hangin’ with Ring

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Mayo Fine Gael Deputy Michael Ring spoke to CSPE Junior Cert students in St Louis Community School in Kiltimagh last week. The Mayo Advertiser went along to see the students put him through his paces, and these are the replies the students got to their questions.

€380,000 secured for accessibility works in Castlebar

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD, has welcomed the move by Mayo County Council to invest €380,000 in improving accessibility throughout Castlebar. The money will fund the provision and improvement of pedestrian crossings, special paving, the removal of any significant obstructions on footpaths, and properly dropped kerbs.

The Fine Gael Leader raised this issue last April following a meeting with the local director of services. He had also been in contact with a local organisation involved with disabled children and a number of individuals campaigning to improve the situation.

Overwhelming response to medical card petition - Munnelly

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

There was an overwhelming response to Fine Gael’s survey asking the Government to retain the medical card for the over 70s, which was conducted across much of the country last weekend. Councillor Jarlath Munnelly, who was himself involved in the petition in Ballina, described the response as “overwhelming”.

Up for a photo challenge?

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

The EBS Family Moments Photography Challenge which was launched this week will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest photo album and you are invited to take part. In addition, all entries could feature in a national advertising and marketing campaign for EBS; and be in with a chance to win one of many great prizes.

Printmaking courses

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

The drypoint technique enables students to create an edition of prints from a single metal plate. Plate making and printing processes will be explored. Colour options will also be demonstrated. Beginning students as well as working artists are encouraged to enrol. The class will meet at 11am each day for five hours. Class sizes are limited to six students. Custom House Studios will supply most materials including one plate.

Seminar for lone parents

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

A day-long seminar which explores issues relevant for people parenting alone will take place in Castlebar on Saturday November 22.

Concert in Knockmore

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Knockmore Parish Hall Development Committee are raising funds for a hall for the area and this weekend are presenting a Country Gospel concert with James Kilbane in the Church of Christ the King, Knockmore.

Contest time again at Toastmasters

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

The next meeting is on Wednesday 29 October at 8pm sharp in the Castlecourt Hotel and being mid-October it’s contest time again at Toastmasters Westport.

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