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Two hundred and fifty cubs, scouts and ventures from across Wicklow and beyond took part in the ‘Odin’s Challenge’ on Lough Dan lake in the Wicklow Mountains over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

There was a fantastic buzz around the Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Arklow last weekend when the Unique Café opened the doors to its brand new café and restaurant – the popular eatery’s second location in the bustling town.

The finale of the Wicklow Marathon Kids event saw 650 primary school children descend on the Arklow running track to welcome Olympian David Gillick to their end-of-programme event.

QUESTIONS regarding issues such as community policing, e-scooters, drug debt intimidation and anti-social behaviour were raised at a public meeting of Wicklow County Council Joint Policing Committee in the Arklow Bay Hotel on Wednesday evening.

With only one rental property on the market in the Arklow Municipal District, residents facing imminent eviction have almost no accommodation prospects amid a deepening housing crisis in south Wicklow.

Acclaimed Dublin singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey will play a mixture of old favourites and new tunes at a highly-anticipated gig in the Arklow Bay Hotel on Friday, May 19.

Wicklow County Council have said that the protracted roadworks to facilitate the Arklow North Cycle and Pedestrian Scheme are set to be complete in May, three months later than their original estimate.

Avondale Community College in Rathdrum has lodged an application for the construction of a new school that will increase its capacity from 600 to 1,000 students.

BALTINGLASS Electoral Area is lagging way behind the rest of the county when it comes to the completion of new dwellings.

A disabled Wicklow man has described the “humiliating” experience of dragging himself off a Ryanair flight to “highlight the reality of what happens to people in wheelchairs”.