News

2 July 2021 To mark its reopening after a period of closure due to the pandemic, Down County Museum is organising a series of guided walks.

1 July 2021 Children aged 4 to 14 years can now sign up to a new Summer Soccer Camp at Drumaness Mills FC which has just been launched by the Irish Football Association (IFA) and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

1 July 2021 Residents are invited to participate in new survey examining driving behaviors and attitudes to Electric Vehicles (EVs) The FASTER Project, bringing increased access to high-speed Electric Vehicle charging points, is inviting the public to tell us about their travel patterns and needs, by completing a short survey, available at:  https://www.

29 June 2021 Leading telecoms provider, Fibrus has been awarded a major multi-million pound contract to deliver critical digital infrastructure on behalf of the Full Fibre Northern Ireland Consortium (FFNI).

24 June 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is supporting the Public Health Agency (PHA) call for asymptomatic people aged 18 to 40 in selected neighbourhoods within the Castlewellan area to come forward for COVID-19 testing.

18 June 2021 Two local winners from the 2019 Translink Ulster in Bloom Competition have finally been officially recognised at special award presentations which had been delayed due to COVID-19.

18 June 2021 Cranfield Beach, outside Kilkeel, was launched during 2019 as the area’s first fully ‘Inclusive Beach’ thanks to work carried out by charity Mae Murray Foundation in partnership with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and funding from Sport NI.

18 June 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) continues to tackle drug related issues across the Newry, Mourne and Down area, and has now installed a total of eight RAPID (Remove All Prescription and Illegal Drugs) Bins across the district, with plans to install more.

18 June 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has just launched a new public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of dog fouling and raise awareness of ‘Responsible Dog Ownership’ in our district.

10 June 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason has thanked all those who helped with the Public Health Agency’s recent COVID-19 testing operations in Kilkeel.

4 June 2021 The Daily Mile Network in partnership with Daily Mile Foundation hosted its first national event ‘Northern Ireland Does The Daily Mile’ with a virtual mass participation involving primary and nursery schools across Northern Ireland being active together at the same time on Friday 28 May 2021.

4 June 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down Age Friendly Strategic Alliance are a network group of community, statutory and voluntary partners committed to supporting healthy living, active ageing and positive outcomes for older people across the district.