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Council Chair Congratulates Environmental Poster Competition Winners
13 November 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Naomi Bailie held a reception at the Downpatrick Council Offices, for local primary and secondary school pupils whose posters have been picked to feature in the 2016 Schools’ Environmental Calendar.Read More -
Silver Shrine is Centre-piece of Exhibition on St Patrick’s Legacy
12 November 2015 An exhibition has opened at Down County Museum entitled ‘In the Footsteps of St Patrick’, featuring a medieval silver shrine of St Patrick on loan from the Hunt Museum, Limerick.Read More -
Magical ‘Elf’ theme for Christmas tree switch on in Downpatrick
11 November 2015 Downpatrick will sparkle on Friday 27 November for the annual Christmas tree lights switch on in St Patrick Square as part of the Christkindl ‘Elf’ theme event.Read More -
Council Chair Urges Women To Take Up New Breast Screening Opportunity
10 November 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Naomi Ballie visited the new breast screening service being offered by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust to women in the Crossmaglen.Read More -
WARRENPOINT TOWN HALL WILL LIGHT UP PURPLE TO RECOGNISE PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
4 November 2015 Warrenpoint Town Hall will be illuminated in purple light for the Month of November as part of Pancreatic Cancer UK’s Purple Lights for Hope awareness campaign in a bid to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.Read More -
Regional Food Programme 2016/17 opens for applications
4 November 2015 A funding programme to help raise the profile of quality regional food has been officially opened by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill.Read More -
Agencies Unite to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
2 November 2015 Representatives from the Newry, Mourne and Down Policing & Community Safety Partnership (PSCP), PSNI, local Youth Service providers, NIHE and elected representatives met recently to discuss and agree a way forward to help address the increase of anti-social behaviour within the Ballymote Area.Read More -
Exciting New Forums Established to Lead the Way in Engaging the Community
2 November 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have recently established District Electoral Area Forums (DEA’s) to proactively work in partnership with the community to deal with local identified issues.Read More -
Local Teenage Girls Receive Vital Support
2 November 2015 15 teenage girls from Ballynahinch, Newcastle and Dublin recently participated in the Newry, Mourne and Down Policing & Community Safety Partnership’s (PCSP) Safer Choices Programme.Read More -
Free Wildlife Events in Crossmaglen
31 October 2015 “What’s About in the Wild” is the name of a new programme of events and training being offered this autumn and winter by the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, part funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Department of Social Development Areas at Risk programme.Read More -
Newry Leads the Way on Brexit Debate
31 October 2015 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in association with the local business community today (29October) hosted more than 200 delegates in Newry for an economic conference on the ‘Brexit Debate’ (Britain’s potential exit from the European Union).Read More -
Farmers Information Events - Learn how to Grow in the Ring of Gullion
30 October 2015 The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership Scheme and AONB team are providing local farmers, hoping to grow their business, with the tools to develop their business.Read More