News

8 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Women’s Working Group will celebrate Local Democracy Week 2021 by hosting a ‘Dragons Den’ style event with six schools from across the district.

8 October 2021 The District Electoral Areas of Downpatrick, Rowallane and Slieve Croob in partnership with the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust organised a series of creative pottery sessions for adult carers with Preaching House Pottery, Killough.

8 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to recognise the success of two local retailers in the Retail NI Irish News High Street Hero Awards.

8 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has over the summer period distributed over 2000 boxes of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to 84 health care facilities across the district.

8 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Cathy Mason recently visited St Patrick’s Primary School Legamaddy, Downpatrick to lend her support as the school participated in a cycle training session facilitated by Sustrans NI.

7 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Newry Maritime Association are delighted to launch the James Mac Mahon heritage project, as part of the Council’s ‘Capacity Building’ programme, supported by the European Union PEACE IV Programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

4 October 2021 Communities across Newry, Mourne and Down are being targeted by an increasing number of scams, which are becoming extremely sophisticated and varied, and much harder to detect.

4 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its Community Planning Partners are running their successful Communities Leading Change project for the third year.

4 October 2021 Successful partnership working between Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was highlighted at the recent International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference.

4 October 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council alongside the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is encouraging local groups to get involved online as part of Positive Ageing Month.

28 September 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has urged people to apply for the Northern Ireland High Street voucher scheme to help support and promote local businesses across the district.

27 September 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has partnered with the Raise Your Voice Project to address sexual harassment and sexual violence in the community.