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21 October 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have launched a Halloween Window Dressing Competition that’s open to retailers and local businesses.

16 October 2020 Following the Executive’s announcement of significant new measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 across Northern Ireland, Newry, Mourne and Down District has been considering the impact on its services.

14 October 2020 A Veteran’s Champion has been appointed in each of Northern Ireland’s eleven Council areas, and Councillor Kathryn Owen is the nominated Veterans’ Champion for Newry, Mourne and Down.

1 October 2020 The Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) Council Panel has received a detailed report today on the progress of this transformative programme of regional investment and the role it will play in Covid-19 recovery.

1 October 2020 A Crossgar based entrepreneur is helping local couples say ‘I DO’ after launching a unique new wedding venue business with the support of the Go For It Programme, in association with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

8 September 2020 At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) launched an exciting Time Capsule Competition, inviting young people from across the district to tell their experiences of lockdown in the mediums of art and print.

7 September 2020 On Thursday 10 September Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will mark World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) by lighting up Newry Town Hall and Downpatrick Leisure Centre orange.

7 September 2020 The Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Laura Devlin will light up Newry Town Hall and Down Leisure Centre pink to mark Organ Donation Week.

7 September 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and South Armagh Lace Collective have received funding through the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht’s Co-operation with Northern Ireland Funding Scheme, to partner with the Borris Lace group in Carlow.

28 August 2020 The regeneration of seven villages in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area is making significant progress with environmental improvement works after the villages received £3.

28 August 2020 Mourne, Gullion and Lecale Rural Development Partnership (MGL RDP) has awarded grant funding of over £250,000 from the Rural Basic Services Scheme of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme (NIRDP) 2014-2020, to Forkhill Preschool Playgroup Ltd for the development of a Community Hub.

28 August 2020 Mourne, Gullion and Lecale (MGL) Rural Development Partnership awarded funding of £150,000 from the Village Renewal Scheme of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme (NIRDP) 2014-2020, to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for the development of two play parks in the villages of Hilltown and Kilclief.