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There was good news for two schools in Westport this week with the confirmation that Holy Trinity National School and Sacred Heart Secondary School will be getting new buildings.

Michael Ring TD has been informed that steady progress is being made on the Westport Coast Guard Station.

The half-way mark in the Connacht J1A league season has been reached and for the two Mayo clubs in the top flight of junior rugby in the province, they will be looking to make progress up the table over the final seven league games of the season.

A jam-packed Christmas programme for all the family kicks off this weekend at Westport Town Hall with the award-winning children’s theatre company, Lyngo Theatre, presenting “Heart of Winter”, a seasonal theatrical show for children and families on Sunday, December 8, w ith show times at 2pm and 4pm.

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring TD, has welcomed the news that a planning application by the OPW has been submitted to Mayo County Council for a new facility in Westport for the Irish Coast Guard Service .

Westport’s Rolling Sun Book Festival takes place this weekend and brings yet more household names to light up mid-November. From media mogul Mark Little to film maker Jim Sheridan and anthologist Niall MacMonagle to author Paul Perry, the line up promises some exceptional events. The Rolling Sun Book Festival began yesterday evening, Thursday, and concludes with a live recording of RTE’s Sunday Miscellany on Sunday, November 19.

During a recent economic stimulus workshop which was attended by Westport town councillors, a number of positive proposals were discussed in order to generate a boost to the locality during these bleak national economic times.