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Inch native Chris Proby recently marked six years since he received the all-clear from cancer by hosting a virtual race that raised €5,500 in aid of Arklow Cancer Support.

An unusual funeral mass took place in Arklow on Thursday as mourners gathered to show their love for tireless fundraiser and pillar of the community, Lily Foxall, who died over Christmas at the age of 95.

A Capuchin monkey, rescued from a UK lab about 20 years ago, escaped from Monkey Sanctuary Ireland in Rathdrum earlier this month

Councillor Fionntán Ó Suilleabháin launched the revised version of the book 'Towards the Mountains of Liberty' in the Gap Pub in Ballythomas recently.

County music lovers can ring in the New Year with a hooley to remember when one of the industry’s hottest properties, Nathan Carter, performs at the Arklow Bay Hotel on Friday, January 12.

Arklow Municipal District staff have given their commitment to evaluate a dangerous area at the junction of L6184 with R747 at Woodenbridge that has been described as a “deathtrap” by local councillors.

Wicklow County Council is providing seven locations across the county for Christmas tree recycling in January 2024.

Arklow’s fishing community have urged district staff and councillors to source funding to replace a quayside refrigeration unit for storing bait/catch, which has been called dangerous and outdated.

Large crowds of festive swimmers made their way down to South Beach in Arklow on St Stephen’s Day to show their support for the St Vincent’s Foundation at the Eamon Burke Memorial Charity Swim.

Arklow Municipal District staff have committed to investigating the prospect of a new Local Link bus service for the rapidly expanding seaside town.