In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 88 pages of the best local news, sports, features and photography coverage. Our stories include:

* Funding injection for  three Athlone urban regeneration projects

* Garda concern over reports of young people with knives on greenway

* Robbie Henshaw and family to launch charity CD recorded with Sharon Shannon

* Prestigious award for lecturer from Brideswell

* Contractor to be 'off Church Street' by December 8

* Athlone woman speaks about the loss of her only child

* Coosan seven-year-old set for Late Late Toy Show appearance

* Peadar Tóibín 'was right to leave Sinn Fein' says Cllr Paul Hogan

* PHOTO SPECIALS: Turning on of Athlone's Christmas lights; Moate Business College graduations; Clann's Got Talent event; Sharon Colleran fundraiser in The Coosan Tavern; Athlone Community College parents' association fasion show; Tang GAA celebrates 1993 intermediate champions 

* 'Christmas in Moate' special feature

* CCFL imposes lengthy bans after referee assault 

* Athlone 19-year-old wins bronze at Euro powerlifting championships

* Provincial victories for Moate CS, Athlone Community College and Marist College

* Under-20 county title gives Athlone GAA club 'a major lift'

All this and more is in this week's paper, which is out now. A digital copy can be purchased through the 'ePaper' link towards the top of this page.