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21 September 2018 As the nights shorten and the chill sets in, the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre and Newry Town Hall are turning up the heat on their varied programme of theatre, arts and events.

20 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mark Murnin officially opened a new temporary exhibition, ‘An Excursion into the History of the Newry and Warrenpoint Railway’ at Newry and Mourne Museum on 20 September 2018.

20 September 2018 A project delivering diversity and good relations qualifications, funded by PEACE IV, was launched in Newry on Wednesday 19 September 2018, with another to follow shortly in Downpatrick.

20 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was represented among 800 delegates at the recent 8th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks in Italy.

19 September 2018 Hundreds of Volunteers take to beaches across Northern Ireland for the annual clean up The Big Beach Clean saw over 400 volunteers and Coca–Cola employees across the island of Ireland taking part in one of its most ambitious volunteering initiatives to date.

18 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council residents can still claim a free bin, but only until Sunday 30 September 2018.

17 September 2018 One of Northern Ireland’s most successful and exciting tech entrepreneurs is set to speak at this year’s Innovation Nation conference in Newry on Thursday 27 September.

14 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council held a staff information event on organ donor awareness, as part of organ donation week, which took place from 3-9 September 2018.

14 September 2018 Newry Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce that the Giant Redwood in Castlewellan Park has been shortlisted for the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year competition for 2018.

14 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is launching a free Health Initiative programme for people living in the Killyleagh area.

14 September 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is pleased to welcome the return of Red Bull ‘Foxhunt’ to Rostrevor Mountain Bike Trails on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October 2018.

14 September 2018 Downpatrick, Rowallene and Slieve Croob District Electoral Area (DEA) Forums have joined forces to welcome Big Lottery advisors to have informal discussions with community groups on potential projects and view those that have been successfully funded.