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11 November 2024 Newry Mourne and Down District Council is getting ready to light up the district this festive season!    Dates are set and Christmas lights will be turned on across its towns and city at Switch On events happening between Thursday 21 November and Saturday 7 December.

8 November 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down Community Planning Partnership was delighted to host the follow up Living Well Together: Health and Wellbeing Thematic Summit on Thursday 7 November in the Millbrook Hotel.

8 November 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Cllr Pete Byrne, has welcomed a new series of public engagement activities for the Mourne Mountains Gateway Project.

6 November 2024 The Council's Downpatrick District Electoral Area Forum, in partnership with the County Down Rural Community Network and Downpatrick PSNI, rolled out a four-week inclusivity Programme in Downpatrick Primary School and St Colmcille’s Primary School.

30 October 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council celebrated its final Giant Adventure for 2024 with ‘Footsteps in the Forest’, which took place from Monday 21 to Tuesday 29 October in Slieve Gullion Forest Park.

29 October 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne, has officially marked the beginning of construction works on the new, purpose-built Tyrella Beach Visitor Amenity Building.

28 October 2024 Green fingered community gardeners and dedicated council staff from across Northern Ireland were commended for their hard work and dedication as the results were announced for this year’s Translink Ulster in Bloom, with a special focus on the importance of community spirit and friendships formed through teamwork.

25 October 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne, alongside Lord Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Councillor Sarah Duffy, hosted a Civic Reception in honour of Armagh Gaelic Athletic Association All Ireland Champions 2024 on Tuesday 22 October 2024 in Canal Court Hotel, Newry.

25 October 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council celebrates securing PEACEPLUS funding for the development of its Co-Designed Local Authority Action Plan.

24 October 2024 Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) along with their partners in the PSNI, the Education Authority and Crisis Café, Newry, hosted the first ever Youth Safety & Wellbeing Conference in The Canal Court Hotel Newry.

22 October 2024 Local Warrenpoint company Oceanauts Diving has won the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council local heat of Go Succeed: Ultimate Pitch, earning a place in the grand final next month.

22 October 2024 On Tuesday 15 October 2024, over 500 children from 37 schools across the district gathered at Kilbroney Forest Park in Rostrevor for the highly anticipated annual Be Active P7 School’s Cross Country event.