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  Fine Gael's John Clendennen feels a grant will allow retailers to report crime more easily.

• Westmeath Private Medical Campus Credits Public Health Cases For Success

  The Charter Medical Campus in Mullingar is set to expand its Midlands workforce by up to 200 jobs.

• Over 300 Irish Soldiers Spending Christmas In Lebanon

  The 127th Infantry Battalion was deployed from Athlone's Custume Barracks.

• Midlands Children’s Services Project Celebrates HSE Excellence Award Wins

  HSE Dublin and Midlands region secured major success.

• Midlands Towns And Villages To Receive €2.4m In Regeneration Funding

  Offaly will receive the highest amount in the midlands.

• Midlands Private School Principal Urges Inclusion In Free Books Scheme

  The Irish Independent reports an annual €2,000 rise in private school costs.

• F1 Prospect Alex Dunne Brushes Off Media Speculation

  The Offaly man finished fifth in this year's F2 Championship.

• Westmeath Sports Clubs Do 12 Laps of Christmas

  The event kicks of tonight.

• Emergency Services At Scene Of Offaly Crash

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• National Mercosur Protest Set For Midlands Next Month

  Independent Ireland is organising the protest in Athlone for January.

• It Can't Go on - Laois TD Hits Out At Assessment Of Needs Waiting Lists

  Close to a thousand children in Laois and Offaly are waiting an average of two years.

• Man Dies In Westmeath After Taking Ill Following Car Crash

  A man in his 60s has lost his life after an incident in Killucan on Friday afternoon.

• Reversal On Road Safety Authority "A Damaging U-Turn" - IRHA

  The Government is scrapping plans to reform the Road Safety Authority.

• Midlands Region Joins UNESCO Learning Network

  Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford are joining UNESCO's Global Network of Learning Cities.

• €5.5m Awarded To Regenerative Projects Across Midlands

  17 new tourism projects are being funded under Fáilte Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism and Placemaking Scheme.

• Community Support For Midlands Pharmacy Owner After Arson Attack

  McQuaid's pharmacy in Oldcastle was set alight on Thursday morning.

• Westmeath Psychotherapist Advises Caution On Naughty Or Nice List

  Psychologist at Athlone Care Clinic Siobhan Leijen advises children can take it to heart

• Progress On Funding Application For Offaly Domestic Violence Refuge

  The funding application for the refuge in Tullamore has passed its first stage.