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In an effort to preserve water levels in Lough Owel because of the very dry spring, Waterways Ireland has closed the Royal Canal for navigation for the immediate future.

The county quietly gained its latest tourist attraction this week with the news that the 34km walking route between Kilbeggan and Mullingar - the Westmeath Way - has been formally recognised by the National Trails Office, the trekking branch of the Irish Sports Council.

How often has that voice inside your head shouted ‘You deserve a treat’ and you reach for the chocolate, crisps, or bottle of wine? And the voice stays quiet until after you’ve consumed these treats, only to roar: ‘Why did you do that? Now you’ll have to start all over again’!

There was a virtual stand off at Mullingar District Court between a furious Judge Neilan and a man he described as “one of the meanest men” to come before him.

Get ready to squeeze on the speedos as the annual Swim Across the Lake, in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation and North Westmeath Hospice, will take place on Saturday, August 30, at 2pm.

A 25-year-old Mullingar man has had public order offences dismissed under the Probation Act after a probation report was read by the court.

A run and swim will take place at Lough Ennell on Sunday August 23 at 12pm in aid of the North Westmeath Hospice and Console.

A Westmeath dairy farm, Moon Shine Dairy Farm, has once again swept the boards in the 2009 National Organic Awards, picking up the top overall award for its new Moon Shine Milk product, a bottled non-homogenised farmhouse milk.

A 77-year-old Mullingar farmer is facing a five month sentence for having what a judge described as “a dying wound on a live animal”.