News

22 May 2020 Yesterday the Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Cllr Charlie Casey and officials from the Full Fibre Northern Ireland (FFNI) operations team welcomed the opportunity to meet DCMS Minister Matt Warman and BDUK officials via video conference to discuss the progress on FFNI’s Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) and Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) projects.

22 May 2020 Domestic Refuse Collection and Commercial Waste Collections will take place as normal, please ensure your bin is at the kerbside for 6am.

22 May 2020 Tennis Courts and Angling Facilities The Executive announced on Monday 18 May that some COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted to allow some sports to restart.

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15 May 2020 A number of Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area will now reopen on Monday 18 May following the latest guidance from the Northern Ireland Executive.

13 May 2020 The Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Charlie Casey is illuminating Newry Town Hall and Down Leisure Centre blue to mark International Nurses Day – 12 May 2020.

6 May 2020 Belfast Region City Deal partners have said that confirmation of the NI Executive’s match funding of new investment for infrastructure, regeneration, and tourism projects will help the region’s economy recover from the effects of COVID-19.

6 May 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council gives notice that it will hold an online public consultation that will help inform initial concept proposals for the planned 15-acre Albert Basin City Park in Newry.

4 May 2020 Since June 2018, Councils in Northern Ireland have worked closely together to create and build the Full Fibre Northern Ireland Consortium (FFNI).

29 April 2020 In recognising the scale and impact of COVID-19 on our district, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, through its museums, will record for future generations how we lived through these very different and difficult circumstances.

27 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has received £98,250 from the Department for Communities for a COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to support the community and voluntary sector.

22 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has  launched a range of initiatives this week designed to support local businesses affected by the challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 emergency.