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21 April 2020 Following careful consideration of the government’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is with great regret that Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has had to take the decision to cancel this year’s Festival of Flight, due to take place on Saturday 20 June 2020.

15 April 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its partners will have delivered over 700 food parcels to vulnerable and isolated residents across the district by the end of this week.

10 April 2020 Refuse collection and commercial waste collections will take place as normal, please ensure your bin is at the kerbside from 6am.

9 April 2020 A Community Coordination Hub set up by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and its community partners to ensure vulnerable residents receive essential supplies is now in operation.

7 April 2020 As Easter approaches I know this will be a difficult time for many of us as we spend it apart from families and friends.

6 April 2020 As we start into the fourth week of our response to COVID-19, I would like to thank residents for their ongoing support as both employees and councillors at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council adapt to the new ‘normal’ at this challenging time.

3 April 2020 Refuse staff at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are continuing to provide a refuse collection service throughout the entire district.

3 April 2020 A Community Coordination Hub set up by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to ensure vulnerable residents receive essential supplies is now in operation.

26 March 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council rolls out new Business Resilience Programme Businesses located in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area are being invited to register for a new Business Resilience Programme as part of the NMD Business Growth Programme, which is open to any SME located in the Council area.

26 March 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has insisted that the disruption caused by the Coronavirus makes it more important than ever to provide support to the local business community.

23 March 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Casey said: “As Chairperson and First Citizen of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council I would like to convey a message to all citizens of the district in these unprecedented times.

7 March 2020 To mark the 72nd anniversary of the NHS, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Laura Devlin is illuminating Newry Town Hall and Downpatrick Leisure Centre blue on Sunday 5 July 2020 at 5pm.