In this week's Westmeath Independent
Here's a quick look at what's inside this week's Westmeath Independent:
*Campaign launched to help Mount Temple man on heart transplant list
*Over €50,000 raised to bring Athlone man home after tragic death
*Athlone pub gutted by fire last year to be rebuilt
*Local TDs speak out over threats and abuse
*Council refuses permission for pay-to-use waste compactor
*An epoch-marking scene: when British forces departed Athlone
*Monksland teenager publishes second poetry book
*Historic Athlone property now on the market
*Carty back in Ireland fold after helping Connacht sink Scarlets
*Athlone Town no match for title favourites in league opener
*Rampant Buccaneers inflict heavy defeat on Dolphin
*Improved Westmeath ladies make Donegal work hard for victory
*TV highlights, fashion, books, gardening, puzzles and lots more