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Lawnmower theft

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A lawnmower was stolen from a shed at the rear of a house in Ashefield between Friday and Saturday. If you noticed anything suspicious during Friday or Saturday, April 22-23, 2011 in the vicinity of houses #156-164, please do contact Mullingar Gardaí at 044 9384000 or using their confidential line at 1800 666 111

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Home heating oil prices for June, 2010

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It may be the longest day of the year but having oil in the tank to heat your home during the inevitable  shorter and colder days can’t be forgotten about. Since our last oil price check in April, the carbon tax for home heating kerosene kicked in at the start of May. This added an extra [...]

Bin wars

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In what is being described as ‘bin wars’, the confusion over who legally owns the refuse and recycling bins originally given to local residents was addressed by the council recently. In this week’s Westmeath Examiner, they report that:

County Manager Danny McLoughlin said that 14,000 Blue Bins and 1,000 Brown Bins had been purchased by Westmeath County [...]

Home heating oil price check for April

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Here are the prices from 11 suppliers of home heating oil (kerosene) for April 1, 2010. There’s not a huge difference in prices for 1000 litres of oil for cash payments. The companies marked with an asterisk (*) are Hamills and Whelans. Hamills quoted €630 for credit card payments and €610 for cash.

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Home heating oil prices

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It may be a good time to fill up your home heating oil tank before the possible introduction of carbon tax in the forthcoming budget. Here are some quotes from companies that will serve the Ashefield area. All quotes were requested on Saturday Dec. 05, 2009 and are for an order of 550 litres of home [...]

Minutes of the residents association AGM

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Ashefield’s resident association’s annual general meeting took place in the Newbury Hotel on Thursday July 2nd, 2009.  Cllr. Robert Troy was also in attendance. Below are the minutes:

Mowing – new contractor engaged; €120/cut for 4 greens; season bill ~= €1600. Some debate re responsibility for the large green area alongside C-link road. (R. Troy/E. Flynn to [...]