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• Gardai Looking For Man Last Seen In Midlands

  Paul McCarton was last seen in Carlow Town.

• Jobs Fair In Support Of Couriers To Take Place In Laois

  It comes following Fastway going into receivership.

• New ‘Give Take Return’ Recycling Pilot To Launch In Westmeath

  The aim is to improve recycling in the county.

• Muintir Na Tíre Honoured For 40 Years Of Community Service In Laois

  An event was held to celebrate their work by Laois County Council.

• "Do You Know Where You Children Are?" - Midlands Gardaí Make Appeal After Anti-Social Incidents

  Gardaí in Laois and Offaly are making public appeals after a number of incidents.

• Pilot Programme For Parents Of Neurodivergent Children Launches In Laois

  Workshops for parents take place on November 14th and December 4th.

• Midlands Simon Community Receives Major Funding

  Over €142k has been allocated to the charity.

• Emergency Services Call For Safety This Halloween

  Halloween is one of the busiest nights of the year.

• Midlands Homelessness Figures Continue To Rise

  In September, 332 people used emergency accommodation nationally.

• Westmeath Woman Wins Over €45k in Telly Bingo

  The winning ticket was purchased in Glasson by an Athlone woman.

• Offaly Comedian Urges Men To Check For Testicular Cancer

  Tullamore's Keith Fox is sharing his testicular cancer story.

• Tánaiste Reviews Infantry Battalion In Westmeath Ahead Of Lebanon Deployment

  Over 350 Irish troops are set to depart for Lebanon.

• Laois TD ‘Couldn’t Stomach’ Taoiseach’s Fine Gael Backing

  Sean Fleming feels his party's presidential campaign wasn't good.

• Disruption On Midlands Train Services Expected This Weekend

  Engineering works will affect services between Portlaoise and Dublin.

• Man Escapes Injury After Car Fire In Westmeath

  It happened at the M6 eastbound at Junction 4 Tyrrellspass.

• Midlands Soldiers Taking Part In Latest Deployment To Lebanon

  Troops are preparing in Athlone for the UNIFIL mission.

• Popular Laois Forest Named In Coillte Top 20

  A Slieve Bloom forest is among the most popular in Ireland.

• Laois Author Recounts First Meeting With F1 Legend Eddie Jordan

  The former F1 team owner died from prostate cancer earlier this year.

• Truck Driver Jailed For Five Years Over €2.8m Cocaine Haul

  The Offaly man pleaded guilty to the importation of cocaine last month.