In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's edition of the Westmeath Independent is on sale now and contains 44 pages of the best local news, sport and photography. Our featured stories include: * Up to 40 take part in an early morning town centre riot in Ballymahon * Athlone's army heritage is to suffer a blow on December 1 when the 4th Western Brigade, which was headquartered in the town, ceases to exist * Athlone company M&C Specialities is to close with the loss of 16 jobs * We speak to a Moate pensioner who has vowed to go to prison rather than pay the controversial €100 household charge * The sister of Delia Flaherty, who died following a motorway collision near Moate in June of last year, has spoken about the tragedy and urged motorists to be more cautious on our roads * Baylin man Jimmy Dungan's new superstore has opened in Athlone, creating 20 jobs * Our Independent People series continues with a profile of Athlone's John Stacey, who looks back at his career as a soccer referee * We discuss the vacant Athlone Town FC manager's job with Roddy Collins, who is one of the high-profile figures linked to the post * And we preview St Brigid's bid to retain the Connacht club championship in Sunday's final against Ballaghaderreen All this and more in this week's paper, which available in local outlets and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, see: http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper#undefined)