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Fianna Fáil Local Election candidate for Mullingar-Kilbeggan, Cllr Avril Whitney, has called on the Government to immediately reverse the decision to close over 100 rural Garda stations across the country.

More than €2million will be spent on roads in the Mullingar area in 2014.

Westmeath County Council’s cul-de-sac policy is effectively heading down a cul-de-sac of its own because councillors believe it is not fit for purpose.

Monday December 31 will be a night with a difference in Walshestown Community Centre near Mullingar, when gospel singer, Phil Nally presents an evening of gospel singing. If you’re looking for something a little different this New Year’s Eve this could be your chance. And what better way to ring in 2013 than with a magical night of gospel singing? All are welcome to this event which starts at 8.30pm in Walshestown Community Centre, which is on the R393 on the Mullingar to Ballinacarrigy road.

Heritage Week continues all over Westmeath this weekend (August 24-26), with the highlight being the Tyrrellspass Festival, winner of the best event award last year.

Two of Westmeath’s most famous musicians, Foster and Allen, are to appeal a High Court judgement handed down this week (November 22) after the unsuccessfully defended demands from the Revenue Commissioners totalling €6.33 million, despite the judge sympathising with the duo over their being defrauded by disgraced accountant Patrick Russell.

Thousands of euros worth of chalices and other ecclesiastical vessels were stolen in the early hours of Wednesday morning when two rural Catholic churches near Mullingar were broken into, in a week that saw two similarly sized churches near Tullamore suffer the same fate.

A Mullingar woman and her three-week-old baby are to begin a nine month jail term after an appeal against her sentence for assault was rejected.

Mick Foster, one half of the internationally acclaimed Foster and Allen, has been unsucessful in overturning a conviction for failing to file tax returns.

Mick Foster, one half of the internationally acclaimed Foster and Allen, has been unsucessful in overturning a conviction for failing to file tax returns.