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10 July 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Laura Devlin is encouraging people across the district to support staycation holidays this summer and into the autumn.

9 July 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Laura Devlin has launched a Make It Local awareness campaign.

9 July 2020 Designated Newry, Mourne and Down District Council leisure centres will begin reopening their gym facilities on a restricted basis and phased approach from Monday 20 July.

9 July 2020 Over 900 companies from Newry, Mourne and Down and further afield, were urged to reimagine business and leadership at a virtual summit on Tuesday 30 June.

9 July 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is asking beach goers to help it protect Minerstown Beach and the wildlife that lives there.

26 June 2020 The progression of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s ambitious regeneration of Newry City Centre has reached an important milestone with the selection of a Chair and Vice Chair of the venture’s Project Board.

25 June 2020 Department for Communities has announced the launch of a consultation to gather views on how a major development site in Irish Street, Downpatrick should be developed.

23 June 2020 During the emergency response to the worldwide outbreak COVID-19, our elected members, officials and key partners continued to work in the background, progressing vital regeneration projects for both Newry and Downpatrick.

22 June 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Councillors’ Equality and Good Relations Reference Group met on Friday 19 June 2020.

19 June 2020 Ardglass woman, Nuala Wills will now be able to open a new business in her home village, thanks to grant funding approved by the South East Area Fisheries Local Action Group (SEA FLAG).

19 June 2020 The management teams of the Ring of Gullion, the Mournes and Strangford and Lecale Areas of Outstanding Nature Beauty (AONBs) have teamed up with the Woodland Trust, to invite interested members of the local farming community to sign up for a Resilient Farms Development virtual workshop on Thursday 25 June at 7pm.

15 June 2020 Additional Waste Materials to be Received at HRCs from 15 June 2020 A number of Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area reopened on Monday 18 May following the latest guidance from the Northern Ireland Executive.