Wicklow County Council have announced that a pre-draft public consultation for the preparation of the new Blessington Local Area Plan will begin on Wednesday, February 21 and run until Wednesday, April 3.
A crowd of more than 200 concerned Blessington residents attended a public meeting recently to discuss a raft of issues plaguing the community and mobilise their efforts to affect positive change in their rapidly expanding town.
Three men have been charged with drug offences after searches by Gardaí in West Wicklow resulted in the seizure of quantities of cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis.