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10 June 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council welcomed community groups from across the district to an awards ceremony held in Newcastle, on Sunday 9 June.

7 June 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, through the Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership, is providing summer coach tours starting on the Summer Solstice, Saturday 22 June at 10.

7 June 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is encouraging businesses in the district to sign up to a new business support programme.

7 June 2019 County Down Rural Community Network (CDCRN), in association with Downpatrick, Rowallane and Slieve Croob District Electoral Area (DEA) Forums, is celebrating Men’s Health Week by organising photography sessions with Raphael Mason Photography.

7 June 2019 International Men’s Health Week runs from Monday 10 June to Sunday 16 June 2019 and gives everyone an opportunity to encourage men and boys to take better care of their health, and to seek help or treatment at an early stage.

7 June 2019 A new exhibition focusing on holidays and the development of seaside resorts in County Down opened today, Friday 7 June at the Down County Museum.

7 June 2019 Strangford Lough and Lecale Partnership (SLLP) is asking for the public’s help in protecting its special places.

7 June 2019 The Sean Hollywood Arts Centre is hosting a thought-provoking exhibition, entitled ‘Arthu’, which explores loss and bereavement as revealed through oil paintings by local artist, Anne McAlarney.

7 June 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has lent its support to a video campaign aimed at warning the public of the dangers of illegal tooth whitening practices.

7 June 2019 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is holding a ‘Bioblitz’ at Castlewellan Forest Park, as part of a National Lottery Heritage funded project, from 6pm on Friday 14 June to 6pm Saturday 15 June—and all wildlife and nature enthusiasts are invited to take part.

3 June 2019 Cranfield, Tyrella and Murlough beaches were awarded Blue Flag status at the 2019 Blue Flag and Seaside Awards on Thursday 30 May at The Marine Court Hotel, Bangor.

31 May 2019 A Newry resident was disqualified from keeping animals for five years after being found guilty of animal welfare offences.