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• 70% Of Farming Families Lack Succession Plan

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• Mental Health Charity Triple Counselling Sessions After Citywest Protests

  CEO of Turn2Me Tullamore's Fiona O'Malley says such events can cause anxiety in communities.

• Westmeath Library To Close For Three Months From Today

  The library will re open on January 19th.

• Drug Usage On The Rise In The Midlands

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• Over 80 Jobs At Risk In Westmeath Tech Plant

  Circana in Athlone has reportedly notified staff of its intention to cut jobs.

• Shannon Callows Farmers Demand Inclusion In Flood Management Group

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• Offaly Teachers Win National STEM Award

  Sacred Heart School's Sindy Meleady and Aisling Burke won the honour for the work with the 'Steminists' club.

• Appeal Lodged Against 600 Acre Laois Solar Farm Project

  TD's and Councillors in Laois are objecting to five land parcels being erected in Laois.

• Government Funding To Benefit Midlands Historical Structures

  Almost €500k was provided across the midlands last year.

• Former GAA Referee Pleads Guilty To Indecent Assault

  79 year old Thomas Howard appeared before Tullamore District Court yesterday.

• Laois TD Warns EU Plans Threaten Irish Neutrality

  An EU proposal seeks a fund for defence and innovation projects.

• Almost One Million Cigarettes Seized In Offaly

  The discovery was made following searches in Edenderry and Rhode.

• Management Can Easily End Industrial Action - SIPTU

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• Westmeath Credit Union Manager Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

  Mullingar branch manager Tom Allen picked up the honour at the CU Awards.