In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week’s Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features the best local news, sport, and photography coverage. Here’s a flavour of some of the stories covered this week:

* Safety warning after Moate boy's leg amputation

* Find out about Athlone's '50 Shades of Grey' connection

* Ex-councillors get €400k golden handshake

* Feature: St Mel's Park - the famous sporting site which is now just a wasteland

* Community Games to boost local economy

* Airlines stop local man from travelling with wheelchair

* Bidding farewell to Athlone icon Breffni Rowan

* PHOTOS: The wedding of Brian Campbell & Maree Dillon, Kilbeggan Races' best dressed, Grad night in Ballymahon

* Shane Curran tackles GAA 'media bans' in his opinion column

* Bealin's parting shot at Westmeath players

* Local teen Patrick Munnelly claims gold at international rowing event

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).