In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 80 pages of the best local news, sports, features and photography coverage. 

Our stories include:
*More Athlone facelifts planned
*Two in court over heroin seizure
*Roscommon County Council to be listed as tax defaulter
*Miracle baby Iarla honoured at awards event
*Minister hits out at army negativity
*Council wants more detail on Bower housing plan
*Local Pieta House campaigner's 5K-a-day challenge
*Area rallies behind Athlone Eir technician
*Work getting underway on €4 million barracks dining hall
*Athlone businesses should be relentlessly ambitious – Minister for Finance
*Athlone's Vicki chosen to referee women's cup final