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. 

This week's edition includes a FREE souvenir pullout looking ahead to this Friday's Westmeath Independent Sports Awards. 

Our stories include:

* Potential jobs boost as two major projects mooted for Athlone

* Army joins Shannon search for missing man in his 50s

* Boxer Moran's Paddy's Day trip: 'Kenya' believe it? 

* Five Longford and Westmeath ETB staff paid over €100k in 2016

* Court told of Athlone family's homelessness fears

* Anger in South Roscommon as cemetery extension campaign stalls

* More than 260 working on Center Parcs development in Ballymahon

* Road ban for motorist who drove at 184km per hour in Moate

* An interview with wellness expert Alison Canavan as she brings her 'Full 360 Series' to Athlone 

* PHOTO SPECIALS: Charlie Landsborough concert, Blessing of babies in St Mary's Church, Pilgrimage Trust table quiz, ADSL Futsal tournament, Dublin star Ciaran Kilkenny visits Caulry GAA club. 

* Heslin and Doyle named as Westmeath captains for 2018

* A week to remember for Ballinasloe footballers Heather Payne and Conor Layng

All this and much 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.