> Local News 21/11/2008 Shock at closure of St Peter and Pauls Cemetery, Laois 21/11/2008 48 year old man jailed for exposing himself at Fleadh 21/11/2008 Suicide awareness and prevention conference in Athlone 21/11/2008 Businesses in Offaly are quickest to pay their bills 21/11/2008 Banks seize Kinnitty Castle from owner Con Ryan 21/11/2008 Midlands tour sees Fine Gael slam government on health 21/11/2008 25 jobs secure in Mullingar as Wines Direct re-opens 21/11/2008 Kinnitty Castle owner Con Ryan devastated at seizure 21/11/2008 Petrol price war looms as Offaly sees prices of 99.9cent 21/11/2008 New candidate to run for Athlone Town Council 21/11/2008 Tullamore in Australia named Community of the Year 20/11/2008 Offaly County Council to write to Health Minister Harney. 20/11/2008 Fine Gael Health spokesperson on visit to Midlands 19/11/2008 Management company in Edenderry fails in bid to have tenent pay arrears 19/11/2008 Taoiseach has phone conversation with US President Elect 17/11/2008 Midlands parents told they don't know extent of cut backs 17/11/2008 Mullingar gardai investigate handbag snatch in the town 14/11/2008 Taoiseach launches Offaly Citizens Information website. 14/11/2008 No jobs on Edenderry's horizon 24/10/2008 Number of burglaries in the Midlands has increased 21/10/2008 Richie Connor and Gerard Killally deny allegations 21/10/2008 Midlands judge lashes out at changes in courts system > Sports 21/11/2008 Midlands Sport 21-11-08 19/11/2008 Dangerous Crossing near Mullingar hospital may be relocated 10/04/2008 Sports today headline

> National News 19/11/2008 Laws banning hand guns considered 19/11/2008 Brian Rossiter's inquest begins today 19/11/2008 Possibility of multi-billion euro bail out plan for Irish banks

> International News 21/11/2008 500 jobs in the pipeline for Offaly with power plant 19/11/2008 Car manufacturers in America seek bail out 19/11/2008 Somali pirates vessel destroyed 10/04/2008 Midland News Centre