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The Galway County Council will accept Christmas trees for recycling during normal working hours at a number of depots around the county from next week. The recycling service, which is available to domestic users only, will be available from Saturday January 8 to Saturday January 15.

Three Galway groups are among the recipients of funding announced under the Seniors Alert Scheme.

Following the unprecedented success of the Galway Science and Technoloogy Festival, where over 20,000 attended the festival exhibition held at NUI Galway, the festival committee are now considering expanding the exhibition to a two-day event.

Galway County Council were forced to extend water restrictions at night in locations across the county last week in order to allow reservoir levels to recover.

NUI Galway has received conditional approval from Galway City Council to build an extension to the Arts Millennium Building.

Thousands of households and business in Galway city and county are facing a miserable start of the New Year with burst water pipes and leaks causing millions of euro in damage to homes and premises. Water restrictions are already in place right across Galway and will remain so until at least next week.

The answer to this question is like many other questions, it depends; it depends on which side of the counter you are. For consumers, I think it has been a good year, prices for most items are better than before and I don’t believe quality has suffered. For business owners, it has been tough; however most have survived and hopefully most will survive through 2011.

PIANIST BARRY Douglas, illusionist Keith Barry, comedian Des Bishop, singer Johnny McEvoy, and classic plays by Tennessee Williams, Brian Friel, and Shakespeare all feature in the Town Hall’s programme over the coming months.

Galway United season tickets remain on sale this week at just €99. Season ticket forms are available from, and can be returned to, O'Briens Newsagents, William Street, Galway; Claddagh and Celtic Jewellers, Quay Street, Galway; The Square Inn, Athenry, and O'Briens Hardware, Main Street, Loughrea.

The annual John Joyce Memorial Sevens, will be held at Arus Bóthar na Trá on St Stephen’s Day.