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22 January 2016 On Wednesday 20 January 2016, the Canal Court Hotel, Newry, played host to over 200 sporting guests at the launch of the new Sports Association Newry & Down (SAND).

21 January 2016 Newry Town Hall Gets a Makeover  Newry’s historic Town Hall has undergone a renovation courtesy of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Derryleckagh Contracts Ltd, and Kriterion Conservation Architects.

21 January 2016 On the weekend of 30 and 31 January 2016 over half a million people from across the UK are set to take part in the world’s largest wildlife survey, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Big Gardern Birdwatch.

20 January 2016 On Thursday 14 January young people from the Newry and Mourne Youth Council and Down Youth Council (Education Authority) attended the Shannaghmore Outdoor Education Centre in Newcastle to officially launch the third annual Youth and Future Talent Awards (YAFTAs) for the Newry, Mourne and Down district area.

20 January 2016 The Ring of Gullion is delighted to be supporting the Game Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Big Farmland Bird Count 2016, which will take place from Saturday 6 February to Sunday 14 February.

20 January 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is calling for volunteers to join the new Ring of Gullion Riverfly Monitoring Project.

15 January 2016 The New Year signifies a change in how business will be conducted within each District Electoral Area (DEA) following the appointment of a specific coordinator who will proactively work in partnership with the community to deal with local identified issues.

14 January 2016 The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership is looking for farmers in the area who are hoping to become more efficient and save money.

13 January 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Mickey Ruane was delighted to announce the launch of the new ‘Make it Local’ campaign in Crossmaglen.

11 January 2016 On Tuesday 12 January Newry, Mourne & Down Policing & Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) arranged for the PSNI’s Armed Response Vehicle Unit to visit young people in the Ballymote Sports & Wellbeing Centre.

11 January 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has instigated a review of how the Planning service within the new Council area can streamline the decision making process to speed up processing times.

8 January 2016 Down Arts Centre has an amazing line up of classes this January, from Beginners Dressmaking to Guitar and Pottery workshops; new workshops include Cake Decorating, Making Jewellery with Plastic and Fabric Birds.