WesternPeople.iehttp://www.westernpeople.ie/Local news from Mayo, Ireland10WesternPeople.iehttp://www.westernpeople.ie/rss/images/westernpeople_rss.gifhttp://www.westernpeople.ieSewer gas likely cause of evacuationhttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45859A build-up of gas in sewer pipes may have caused the smell that resulted in a number of buildings in the centre of town being evacuated at the weekend, <I>writes Majella Loftus.</I>NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:08:21 GMT130 objections to Shell licencehttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45858MORE than 130 submissions on Shell’s application for a foreshore licence have been sent to the Department of the Environment, <I>writes Marian Harrison.</I>NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:07:40 GMTNew website caters for crossborder writershttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45857A CLAREMORRIS woman has established an exciting online magazine for young writers living in Ireland and Northern Ireland.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:03:42 GMTWoman waiting since 2007 to see a specialisthttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45855A MAYO woman has been waiting to see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist at Mayo General Hospital for two and a half years, the Western People has learned.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:59:47 GMTMartin loses his line but lands his catch on the Moyhttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45854BALLINA man Martin Conroy had the distinction last week of catching the first salmon of the new fishing season on the River Moy – and he did it in some style!NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:56:27 GMTOld Westport town house cleared to continue as officeshttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45853A NINETEENTH century house in Westport town centre can continue to operate as an office after An Bord Pleanála stated that commercial activity can be undertaken on the premises.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:53:42 GMTEnergy efficient street lighting won’t save the council a single centhttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45852SWITCHING to energy efficient public lighting will not result in financial savings for Mayo Co Council because tariffs remain high, a meeting heard last week.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:50:30 GMTRadio reverses Mass decisionhttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45851RAIDIÓ na Gaeltachta has reversed a decision to axe Sunday mass from its schedule.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:49:00 GMTBelmullet steps closer to ocean energy test sitehttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45850A WAVE energy test centre for Belmullet is a step closer this week following the deployment of a monitoring buoy off Annagh Head.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:46:35 GMTLast post for special officehttp://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=45849AFTER 130 years serving the people of Clare Island, the mainland sub-post office at Roonagh Pier, near Louisburgh, has closed its doors.NewsWesternPeople.ieWed, 03 Mar 2010 10:45:02 GMT