Check out this week's Westmeath Independent!

Here's a quick outline of some of the stories you'll find inside this week's Westmeath Independent, which is out now:

* Plan to turn eyesore into co-working hub

* Student accommodation crisis in Athlone

* Award-winning Athlone hair stylist 'over the moon' with success

* Duo raise over €11k for RNLI following marathon Lough Ree swim

* Over 60 homes approved for Coosan

* 60th anniversary of Jadotville marked with Athlone ceremony

* Picture special from First Holy Communions in Kiltoom and Lecarrow

* A two-page special marking 100 years on from a Westmeath resident's historic Everest expedition

* Three local sides aiming for last four spots in Roscommon SFC

* GAA President to visit Tang to mark 1971 success

* Athlone Town young guns undone by Galway wonder goal

The paper is in shops now, and a digital ePaper edition can also be purchased at https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper/