IT’S that time of the year when people take even better care of their businesses, gardens and estates to impress the national Tidy Towns judges who have awarded Tralee the Gold Medal for the past five years.

Well there is also a local competition and applications are now open for people to enter their estates and gardens for the Tralee Tidy Towns competition.

Last year the big winners were Manor Village, Knockmoyle, Quarryvale and Caheranne Close in the estates competition.

If you would like to enter, application forms are available from Joe Moynihan on 087-4113229. The deadline for all applications is June 30. Also, the Manor Village annual Mass takes place next Monday at 7.30pm.