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The proposed biopark development in Claremorris received a major boost this week when Mayo County Council voted 22-3 to rezone the 20-acre site at Kilbeg, Claremorris, to ‘opportunity’ status as part of the new county development plan.

The members of the Mayo County Council deferred a decision on adopting the draft policy on Community Benefit Contributions required for certain major developments at their December meeting on Monday. The policy will set down the requirements for a developer in relation to making a contribution to local areas affected by future major developments.

A receiver has been appointed to Greenstar, which operates the massive landfill site at Kilconnell near Ballinasloe with a staff of approximately 15.

The public are being urged to take part in a solidarity march on Sunday at 2pm being organised by an action group committed to saving St Francis Community Nursing Home in Newcastle from closure.

As Christmas approaches and the weather turns colder many garages may be tempted to recycle waste engine oil as fuel in their workshops, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns people in Mayo that this is dangerous.

As Christmas approaches and the weather turns colder, many garages may be tempted to recycle waste engine oil as fuel in their workshops, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned people in Kilkenny that this is dangerous.

Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the IBEC group that represents the food sector, has published the findings of a new survey, which indicates that the strong export performance of the food and beverage sector last year is to continue in 2011. The group however warned that poorly thought out legislation, such as the Climate Change Bill as currently proposed, risks damaging the sector's competitiveness and derailing its export growth potential.

The inquest into the death of Evelyn Flanagan, Hollyhill, Ballyheane, Castlebar was adjourned on Wednesday evening (September 24) by Coroner for South Mayo, John O’Dwyer, until December 1. The coroner adjourned the inquest after three days following an application by Mr John Jordan, legal representative for the deceased’s husband Mr Padraig Flanagan to retain expert independent evidence from an expert on amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), which, according to the pathologist for Mayo General Hospital Dr Fandel Bennani, was what led to Mrs Flanagan death.

Municipal waste services in Athlone will cease before the end of the year after the Town Council followed the county’s lead at this month’s meeting (November 2), and conceded its inability to commercially compete with the eight private companies operating in the county.