In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 80-pages of the best local news, sports, features and photography coverage. 

Our stories include:
*Man killed with 'home-made pipe gun', court hears
*Man knocked unconscious in Athlone assault
*One-way traffic through Strand begins on Friday
*Man remanded on rape charge
*Athlone-based firm in major expansion plan
*Women in Ballinasloe maternity service 'on conveyor belt', says mother
*Contentious service station set to open in summer 2019
*Walkers organise petition on N55 realignment
*More than 50 local troops bound for Lebanon
*Westmeath and Meath to renew old rivalry
*A great day for Westmeath hurling