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26 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, as part of their Winter Solstice Festival, are hosting a number of informative lectures on the major events which have shaped the landscape and culture of the area over the years.

26 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched its new Be Active app, to make it even easier for residents to take part in sport and leisure activities.

24 October 2018 Belfast Region City Deal partners are forging ahead with their efforts to secure £1bn co-investment from the UK government, regional government, local government and the universities, which will be added to by the private sector.

23 October 2018 Students from the South Eastern and Southern Regional colleges took over the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chamber to stage a local ‘Question Time’.

19 October 2018 St Bronagh’s Primary School Rostrevor held an Eco-Schools information event for local schools on Wednesday 17 October 2018 which was organised as part of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s on-going environmental education programme.

19 October 2018 Crotlieve DEA Fora has hosted an afternoon tea dance as part of Positive Ageing Month 2018.

19 October 2018 Slieve Gullion District Electoral Area (DEA) Forum, in partnership with Age Friendly, has marked this years’ Positive Aging month with an information fair for older people.

19 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has officially opened the new state-of-the-art Meigh Play Park.

19 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to welcome Grainne Duffy to Down Arts Centre for one night only on Saturday 27 October.

19 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is celebrating a major award for the design and build of Newry Leisure Centre.

19 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is continuing its programme of engagement on achieving UNESCO Global Geopark status in Mourne, Ring of Gullion and Strangford with a workshop held on Friday, 12 October.

19 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted that the Giant Redwood in Castlewellan Forest Park has been crowned the Regional Winner of the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year competition 2018.