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6 May 2020 Belfast Region City Deal partners have said that confirmation of the NI Executive’s match funding of new investment for infrastructure, regeneration, and tourism projects will help the region’s economy recover from the effects of COVID-19.

6 May 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council gives notice that it will hold an online public consultation that will help inform initial concept proposals for the planned 15-acre Albert Basin City Park in Newry.

4 May 2020 Since June 2018, Councils in Northern Ireland have worked closely together to create and build the Full Fibre Northern Ireland Consortium (FFNI).

29 April 2020 In recognising the scale and impact of COVID-19 on our district, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, through its museums, will record for future generations how we lived through these very different and difficult circumstances.

27 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has received £98,250 from the Department for Communities for a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to support the community and voluntary sector.

22 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has  launched a range of initiatives this week designed to support local businesses affected by the challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 emergency.

21 April 2020 Following careful consideration of the government’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is with great regret that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has had to take the decision to cancel this year’s Festival of Flight, due to take place on Saturday 20 June 2020.

15 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its partners will have delivered over 700 food parcels to vulnerable and isolated residents across the district by the end of this week.

10 April 2020 Refuse collection and commercial waste collections will take place as normal, please ensure your bin is at the kerbside from 6am.

9 April 2020 A Community Coordination Hub set up by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its community partners to ensure vulnerable residents receive essential supplies is now in operation.

7 April 2020 As Easter approaches I know this will be a difficult time for many of us as we spend it apart from families and friends.

6 April 2020 As we start into the fourth week of our response to COVID-19, I would like to thank residents for their ongoing support as both employees and councillors at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council adapt to the new ‘normal’ at this challenging time.