In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 88 pages of the best local news, sports, features and photography coverage. Our stories include:

* €450,000 visitor centre planned for Moate

* Westmeath transplant couple set to wed

* Over 70 new homes earmarked for Monksland

* Lough Ree tragedy remembered at ceremony in Coosan

* We speak to the Bus Eireann workers on strike in Athlone

* Renowned menswear outlet to open local store

* Taoiseach to officially open new Community College next week

* Local Coder Dojo group celebrates its fifth birthday

* Full coverage of last weekend's Athlone Business Awards

* PHOTOS: The wedding of Deirdre O'Neill and Kerry Mulvihill; Athlone Business Awards, and Feile Ceoil na Scoileanna at the Dean Crowe Theatre.

* Buccaneers celebrate promotion and league success

* Croker plan silenced as Moate man leads county's protest

* Westmeath footballers secure promotion with big win in Wexford

All this and more is included in this week's edition, which is in shops now and can also be accessed online, through the ePaper link at the top of this page.