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25 July 2016 Strangford Welcomes International Rowing Event, Skiffie Worlds Newry, Mourne and Down District Council will play host to the Skiffie Worlds in Strangford Lough, commencing Sunday 24 in Delamont Country Park and culminating in Strangford Lough Festival on Saturday 30 July.

25 July 2016 You Can Now Recycle More Plastic Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is pleased to announce an immediate improvement to the Blue bin service in the former Down District area.

22 July 2016 Ground Support ForB/E Aerospace Festival Of Flight When it comes to aerial excitement, there is nothing quite so spectacular as the annualB/E Aerospace Festival of Flight,but on Saturday 6 August there will also be plenty of drama at ground level too.

15 July 2016 All Together Now For The Unsung Heroes! The unsung heroes who plan, organise and oversee the annualB/E Aerospace Festival of Flight have been singled out for praise this week by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick.

15 July 2016 Spectacular Shows Come To Newcastle Tributes do not come any better than those on offer this weekend in Newcastle Community Cinema which will host ‘The Elvis Spectacular Show’ and ‘The Illegals with Niamh Kavanagh’.

15 July 2016 Hit The Road This Summer With Ring Of Gullion Heritage Coach Tours With summertime well under way it is time to get out and about with the Ring of Gullion Coach Tours giving you the chance to discover the fantastic areas of Newry, Mourne and Down.

15 July 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Opens Books of Condolence For Those Who Lost Their Lives in Nice, France The citizens of Newry, Mourne and Down District can express their condolences for the many lives lost in the Nice attack on Thursday 14 July 2016 by signing a book of condolence.

14 July 2016 Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick, Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council hosted a reception in the Cloughmore Centre, Rostrevor on Friday 8 July 2016 to recognise the outstanding fundraising undertaken by Micky McKevitt and Eamonn O’Connor for the restoration of Kilbroney Parish Church, Rostrevor.

10 July 2016 Newry Sports Centre Sportability Summer Scheme Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Sportability Committee has teamed up with the charity ‘Making a Change’ (MAC) to bring a new course for children with additional needs.

8 July 2016 Tourism Boost for Newry, Mourne and Down Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has unveiled its ‘Giant Adventures’ Summer programme of festivals that will see four big events held enjoyed across the district from Strangford to Slieve Gullion; locations that will offer their beauty and majesty of lough, forest and mountain as a backdrop that will provide a major boost in tourism.

8 July 2016 Planning Performance Has Improved in Newry, Mourne and Down As is widely acknowledged, when the Planning Service transferred from the Department of the Environment (DoE) to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council on 1 April 2015, the Council inherited the largest backlog of live applications of any of the eleven new councils.

8 July 2016 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick took part in the local launch of this year’s ‘Live Here, Love Here’ Small Grants Scheme.