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13 October 2017 On Thursday 12 October 2017, students from the South Eastern and Southern Regional Colleges took the seats normally occupied by local Councillors in the Council Chamber in Downpatrick.

13 October 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have come together in partnership with Southern Regional College to provide a selection of courses under the CREST Programme that will seek to help people gain employment, improve earnings and enhance employment prospects.

13 October 2017 The eleven local authorities that comprise the Ireland/Northern Ireland Border Corridor launched their report “Brexit and the Border Corridor on the Island of lreland: Risks, Opportunities, and Issues to consider” in the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels Wednesday 11 October 2017.

13 October 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council launched its first Community Plan, ‘Living Well Together’, at a major event on Thursday 12 October 2017 held in the Great Hall, Downshire Estate, Downpatrick.

6 October 2017 Show your love for the Lecale coast on ‘Love your Landscape’ day on Thursday 12 October by helping Strangford Lough and Lecale Partnership (SLLP) to clean the coast at Ardglass, County Down.

6 October 2017 The Ring of Gullion Project has teamed up with Jen Lynch, a licensed bird ringer with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), who will provide a demonstration on bird ringing on Sunday 15 October in Slieve Gullion Forest Park.

6 October 2017 Red Squirrel Week is fast approaching and Newry Mourne and Down District Council have joined forces with the Ring of Gullion and Cooley Red Squirrel Group to host a special Red Squirrel Day.

6 October 2017 On Friday 13 and Saturday 14 October, Down Arts Centre will present two fantastic live performances not to be missed.

2 October 2017 PEACE IV Information Evenings Announced for Rowallane, Slieve Croob and Downpatrick DEAs Rowallane, Slieve Croob and Downpatrick District Electoral Areas (DEA) are hosting information evenings to outline PEACE IV opportunities for local community groups.

29 September 2017 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017 have been certified by the Local Government Auditor as true and fair, requiring no modification to its audit opinion.

29 September 2017 Newcastle and the Mourne area has been shortlisted for Northern Ireland’s Best Places Competition.

29 September 2017 Lights.