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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to announce the launch of a new Museums School Transport Scheme for 2023/2024. Available from 1 September 2023, the Council is offering eligible schools within the district up to £200 towards the cost of traveling to both Down County Museum and Newry and Mourne Museum. The transport […]
A planning application has been lodged by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for a new Civic & Regional Hub designed by Hamilton Architects. The application follows the submission of a recent application for a new flagship Newry Theatre and Conference Centre, also designed by the practice. Works for the Civic & Regional Hub, on […]
Thousands gathered in Warrenpoint, County Down on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 August to watch Fionn mac Cumhaill, the centrepiece of Newry, Mourne and Down’s Wake the Giant Festival, return to the town in spectacular fashion. Hundreds of shoreside spectators followed the giant Fionn on his epic journey to Warrenpoint onboard the Carlingford Lough Ferry […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council is set to have the second highest savings (17.2%) of any council in the UK as a percentage of its net budget.That is according to a new report by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit and viewed by the Local Democracy Service, which has gained 190 responses from 218 […]
By Donal McMahon A masterplan for the development of Downpatrick is set to be launched this September following approval this week of a ‘Living High Street Framework’. The Downpatrick Regeneration Working Group (DRWG) organised through the local authority to forge the plan, has been engaged for almost a year. The Department for Communities with Newry, Mourne and […]
By Donal McMahon An 11th Night bonfire leaving a ‘massive crater’ in a Co Down carpark has cost the local authority £8k to repair. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has reported the high cost of resurfacing the Mount Crescent carpark in Downpatrick following a query by the Local Democracy Service. The council had […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council is to curb the use of disposable BBQs on its lands following huge wildfire destruction in its Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) recently approved the development of an awareness programme due to concerns of “irresponsible” use and disposal of single use […]
By Donal McMahon A Stormont grant of almost £300k is set to develop “key environmental activities” in a newly designated UNESCO global geopark. The Mourne Gullion Strangford geopark, only the second in Northern Ireland to attain the global title, encompasses three areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), Mourne, Ring of Gullion, and Strangford Lough and […]
By Donal McMahon The future of Down County Museum has been given a potential tourism boost following fears expressed by a town councillor that the heritage attraction was being “downgraded”. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) approved the 2023-26 policy at this week’s enterprise, regeneration and tourism committee. The former Downpatrick gaol, which hosts 13, […]
By Donal McMahon Photo by Columba O’Hare A Northern Ireland council targeting £7.5m of a new EU cross-border programme could face a controversial last minute amendment to seek funding for a city park. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) has approved an application to the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) this week during its enterprise, […]
By Donal McMahon A Northern Ireland council has been urged to do everything in its powers to end a “culture of behind closed doors” politics as councillors are being “hammered” by the public. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) is now due to trial a new system to bring about more open session debates […]
By Donal McMahon Plans to close Newry swimming pool for essential repairs have been kept away from the public eye as further delays to a closure strategy were discussed behind closed doors. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) officials had previously signed off on an eight week closure in October 2022 without debate in chambers. […]
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