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8 October 2018 An early stage company which helps delivery firms plan routes more efficiently claimed a prize worth £50,000 at Ascend the inaugural start-up competition at Innovation Nation.

8 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is celebrating World Mental Health Day, which falls on 10 October 2018, by holding Coffee and Connect events, using the campaign theme of ‘Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World’.

5 October 2018 The Square in Ballynahinch was the scene for this year’s Harvest Festival, which took place on 29 September.

5 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council held a free Brexit event on 4 October, with BrexitLawNI in the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry for all residents and businesses, to capture views on how Brexit has been impacting people living in the district.

5 October 2018 Down Arts Centre is pleased to welcome local comedian Shane Todd, who brings his hilarious new stand-up show to Down Arts Centre on Friday 12 October.

5 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced its spooky and spectacular Hallowtides event which will take place on Wednesday, 31 October in Newcastle.

5 October 2018 This year’s Narnia Festival, supported by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, promises to transport you to the magical land of Narnia, with activities for the whole family.

5 October 2018 On Friday 19 of October guests will make their way through the big top style entrance as the circus ringmaster welcomes them into a carnival party with an on-site bar and live DJ.

4 October 2018 Down Leisure Centre is First Commercial Property Connected in Major Gas Extension Project 3 October 2018: The newly constructed Down Leisure Centre in Market Street, Downpatrick, has become the first commercial energy user to connect to the Phoenix Natural Gas network, as part of the company’s major extension programme into thirteen new towns across County Down.

2 October 2018 A family story that began in 1814 with the birth of James MacGeorge in Scotland, came full circle as his descendants visited the Newry and Mourne Museum on Monday 24 September.

2 October 2018 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has announced the start of a Public Consultation Process in respect of the proposed next phase of Newry Public Realm works.

1 October 2018 Monday 1 October marked the launch of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s ‘Step into 2020’ programme at the Newry Leisure Centre.