News

19 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte reflects on the remarkable community spirit that is present throughout Newry, Mourne and Down in her Christmas message.

18 December 2023 As part of Road Safety Week, Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP), in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and the PSNI, have delivered road safety presentations to schools throughout the district.

14 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is encouraging everyone to recycle their Christmas waste this festive season.

11 December 2023 Members of the Warrenpoint Front Shore Revitalisation Steering Group have welcomed the award of significant funding from the Department for Communities for the Front Shore area.

11 December 2023 Chairperson of Council, Councillor Valerie Harte, recently welcomed winners of the popular Schools’ Environmental Poster Competition to the Council Chamber in Downpatrick for this year’s prizegiving event.

11 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is joining a growing list of organisations who are committing to road safety by pledging to ‘Share the Road to Zero’ and they are encouraging others to do the same.

8 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce their continued partnership and support of Newry Chamber Music.

8 December 2023   We have agreed to offer free parking in Council owned off-street pay-and-display car parks in Newry City, Downpatrick and Ballynahinch on the following three Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas: • Saturday 9 December 2023 • Saturday 16 December 2023 • Saturday 23 December 2023   This initiative is designed to encourage people within the district to shop locally and support local businesses.

8 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte, has provided a monetary donation to seven local foodbanks within the community to support residents who are most in need this Christmas.

5 December 2023 Since the flooding emergency, which hit parts of our district from Monday 30 October, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has paid £119,000 through the Scheme of Financial Assistance (SEFA).

4 December 2023 Funding of £16.

4 December 2023 Newry and Mourne Museum has been honoured with a donation of a portrait miniature of James Harshaw, a leading local affairs figure in the mid-19th century from Donaghmore, near Newry.