Midlands Sees Building Start On Over 100 Homes In November

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• Midlands Parents Strongly Back Co-Educational Classrooms

  The majority of households in the region prefer their children to be taught alongside both boys and girls.

• Danish Retailer NORMAL Opens In Westmeath

  It's the fourth national store in the country.

• Laois Gardai Arrest Driver Speeding 186 km/h Under Influence Of Cocaine

  The driver is now charged to appear before the courts. .

• Water Restored To Westmeath Homes After Burst Main Disruption

  Uisce Éireann says normal supply may take longer to return in some areas.

• Laois Gardai Arrest Driver For Expired Learners Permit

  The driver had also been under the influence.

• 225 km Charity Walk Passing Through Midlands Today

  Pamex Ltd workers will pass through Westmeath.

• Midlands Arrests Made As Part Of Organised Crime Group Investigation

  Three women and a man are due in court today.

• Laois TD Asks Taoiseach To Secure Investment For Food Production Facility

  Willie Aird is making the call to Micheal Martin over the Leprino Foods site in Portlaoise.

• Uisce Eireann Continues Public Appeal For Public To Conserve Water

  A hosepipe ban was put in place throughout last summer for Lough Owel.

• Offaly Firefighters Raise €2k For Lifesaving Defibrillator Ahead Of Marathon Run

  Edenderry Community First Responders group will run the marathon tomorrow evening.

• Offaly Set For Major Energy Storage Project Involving Google

  Lumcloon Energy will construct two domes at the former peat-fired power station site in Rhode.

• Midlands Children Raise More Than €9,000 On National Pyjama Day

  Children and educators from Midlands services wore pyjamas to support children helping children.

• Offaly Community Urged To Back Courthouse Transformation Plans

  Birr Courthouse closed in 2013.

• Laois Town Sees Sharp Housing Price Growth Amid Rising Population

  Donegal was the only county to see a larger increase during the second quarter of this year.

• Westmeath Man Charged Over Taser Claims “It's Normal For Truck Drivers To Have Them”

  Imrich Salko of Mullingar also faces a charge of possessing a stun gun capable of causing serious injury.

• Laois Film On Ageing And Care Set To Benefit Future Families And Carers

  "A Frayed Knot" will premiere in Portlaoise this December.

• Simon Community Voice Concern Over New Housing Bill

  The bill would affect emergency housing, with 333 people in the Midlands currently accessing it.

• Plans Lodged For 66 New Homes In Offaly Town

  Plans for the houses are located for Edenderry.

• Uisce Eireann Working To Repair Burst Water Main In Westmeath

  The repairs are set to be ongoing until later this afternoon.

• Laois Records Fastest Rise In Midlands House Prices

  Average house prices in the county were 8.9% higher than a year ago.