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11 December 2023 Chairperson of Council, Councillor Valerie Harte, recently welcomed winners of the popular Schools’ Environmental Poster Competition to the Council Chamber in Downpatrick for this year’s prizegiving event.

11 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is joining a growing list of organisations who are committing to road safety by pledging to ‘Share the Road to Zero’ and they are encouraging others to do the same.

8 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce their continued partnership and support of Newry Chamber Music.

8 December 2023   We have agreed to offer free parking in Council owned off-street pay-and-display car parks in Newry City, Downpatrick and Ballynahinch on the following three Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas: • Saturday 9 December 2023 • Saturday 16 December 2023 • Saturday 23 December 2023   This initiative is designed to encourage people within the district to shop locally and support local businesses.

8 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte, has provided a monetary donation to seven local foodbanks within the community to support residents who are most in need this Christmas.

5 December 2023 Since the flooding emergency, which hit parts of our district from Monday 30 October, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has paid £119,000 through the Scheme of Financial Assistance (SEFA).

4 December 2023 Funding of £16.

4 December 2023 Newry and Mourne Museum has been honoured with a donation of a portrait miniature of James Harshaw, a leading local affairs figure in the mid-19th century from Donaghmore, near Newry.

1 December 2023 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, has set up a Public and an Online Consultation to seek the public’s views for the development of a Recreational Hub adjacent to Camlough Lake, Newry.

29 November 2023 Small and micro businesses and social enterprises across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from funding to help accelerate their digital transformation ambitions.

28 November 2023 A new Christmas ‘Make It Local’ promotional campaign has been launched by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Valerie Harte.

28 November 2023 The destination recently hosted a group of 23 enthusiastic Incoming Tour Operator Association members that included Destination Management Companies, Tour Operators and Professional Conference Organisers on an adventure through the picturesque landscapes of the Mourne Mountains, Ring of Gullion and Strangford Lough.