In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's edition of the Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and is packed with the best local news, features, photos and sports coverage. Our stories include:

* Athlone mourns passing of former mayor

* Gardai issue appeal in local murder probe

* Home is the hero: European silver medalist Cheyanne returns to Athlone

* The local girl whose designs made top magazine cover

* Paddy McCaul steps down as FAI Festival of Football celebrated

* PHOTOS: The wedding of Sarah Duffy & Denis Moriarty, Brideswell Pattern Festival, Shannon Boat Rally and Darragh Kenny Memorial Cycle

* Behind the scenes at the Samaritans

* We talk to the people who have helped make Ballinahown one of the prettiest villages in the country 

* Moate Boxing Club aims to tackle poor conditions in its gym

* High Court overturns South Ros windfarm permission

* Ex-Army chief speaks out on the importance of the Defence Forces

* Quartet of local clubs suffer defeat in football championship

All this and much more can be found in this week’s paper, which is available in local outlets and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, click on ‘ePaper’ at the top of this page).