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Wallace Recycling change their bin collection schedule

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Wallace Recycling recently moved to fortnightly refuse/recycling collections.  This means they won’t collect green (refuse) and blue (recycling) on the same week anymore.  Their updated calendar can be found here

According to their website:

General rubbish collected only on weeks in white. Day of collection has not changed. Recycle bin collected only on weeks marked blue. Day of [...]

Free electrical and electronic waste collection

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From 10am to 4pm today, you can bring your waste  electrical products to a free ERP recycling centre at Tesco.

Products that has/had a battery or plug can be brought e.g.

IT equipment / large domestic appliances
Electric kettles / electric heaters
Power tools / game consoles / dishwashers
Microwave ovens / televisions / radios
Video players / electric lawn mowers
Lighting equipment [...]

New waste management option – AES

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Representatives from AES Waste Management visited the estate and attended our recent AGM.  They have a new range of pricing structures that may prove attractive to residents.

Two options are available. One is on a monthly fee basis where recycling and refuse are collected every two weeks for €16.50 until up to next year. This includes a [...]

Ashefield Residents Association AGM 2011

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The next Ashefield residents’ association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 8pm in the Newbury Hotel, Mullingar.

Every resident is invited to attend,  contribute ideas,  highlight problems,  and have an important say in the management of the estate.  The committee comprises ordinary residents from the estate who volunteer their time and expertise for free.  [...]

Census 2011

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The next census will take place on the night of Sunday April 10, 2011 and will count all the people and households in the country on that night. The census enumerator is currently delivering  census forms to each household [...]

Children playing ball games in the street

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A report was received that local children using a wall close to houses near the front of the estate for football have damaged a house window and regularly hit cars with the balls also .  Despite different groups  having been asked on numerous occasions by local residents to use one of the green areas instead, [...]

Water restrictions set to continue for the next 5 nights

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Westmeath Co. Co. issued a water supply update for Westmeath just after 4pm today, which was quickly updated by the current notice released at 5pm.  Despite the plan to continue the water restrictions, the evening shut-off time has been extended to 9pm . This, no doubt,  should be a relief to those of you who returned [...]

Water leaks

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Several houses and whole streets are reporting no mains water still. Added to this problem, the thaw is resulting in leaking stop valves caused by frost damage. So far, Westmeath Co. Co. has been notified of leaking stop valves outside #120, Apt. 18, and #203.

Update [03-Jan]: A leak outside #119 was reported and repaired within the [...]

Christmas and water

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Happy Christmas residents and visitors!

Some homes are reporting frozen water supplies unfortunately. Westmeath County Council’s latest advisory states:

Westmeath County Council is maintaining an uninterrupted water supply to all its customers, however due to the unprecedented cold spell many householders are experiencing problems due to frozen water pipes. No shut offs of water mains [...]

House fire

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Late on Friday night/ early Saturday morning, the fire brigade and gardaí attended a house fire in Ashefield. The house was recently vacated by tenants so was unoccupied and empty at the time. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the cause of the fire may have been an electrical fault close to the front entrance, which appears to [...]