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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is calling on local businesses to register for a unique opportunity to showcase their offering to some of Northern Ireland’s largest procurement specialists. The NMD Tender for Growth Meet the Buyer event, which takes place at the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle at 9.30am on Thursday 22 September, will […]
The South Down DUP has remained silent on the issue of one of its Councillors being charged with alleged child sex grooming. DUP Councillor William Walker has been charged recently by police with alleged child sex grooming. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillor who represents the Rowallane DEA was arrested in February on suspicion […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Michael Savage hosted a reception at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, to celebrate the success of local Skiffie teams at the St Ayles Skiffie Rowing World Championships in July. At the Championships, which took place in Kortgene in the Netherlands, Dundrum Coastal Rowing Club obtained the top […]
The Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Michael Savage has got behind a public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of littering and raise awareness of ‘Your Waste, Your Responsibility’. While litter may be seen as a low-level environmental crime its impact on our district can be serious. Litter can be anything […]
Waste Management and Household Recycling Centres Refuse Collection All refuse collection and commercial waste collections will take place as normal on the Bank Holiday Monday 29 August 2022. PLEASE PLACE YOUR BIN AT KERBSIDE FOR 6.00AM TO ENSURE COLLECTION, NO EXCESS BAGS OF WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED. If due to unforeseen circumstances, the bins in […]
Planning permission for a £1 million upgrade has now been secured for Kilkeel Leisure Centre, which will be funded by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s Capital Programme. Preliminary design work has recently been completed and the Council is now in the process of appointing an integrated design team to assist in advancing this project […]
Restoring the beauty of Warrenpoint Beach was Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Michael Savage’s mission on Saturday 20 August as he took part in the Giant Beach Clean. The event, which was organised as part of the Wake The Giant Festival, in partnership with ‘Live Here Love Here’ and ‘Love Your Lough’ […]
Thousands gathered in Warrenpoint, County Down on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 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. The imposing giant Fionn, designed by world famous artist and sculptor Francis Morgan, wowed crowds as he rode into […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has welcomed its new Director of Sustainability and Environment. Andrew Cassells attended his first meeting as Director of the Sustainability and Environment Committee, formerly the Neighbourhood Services Committee, on Wednesday 17 August, where he was welcomed by Committee Chair, Councillor Oonagh Magennis and Vice Chair, Councillor Terry Andrews. Mr […]
Another milestone has been reached in progressing the Narrow Water Bridge Project with the commencement of an advanced works contract for the construction of a compensatory bird roost site. Further to the milestones achieved this year such as Northern Ireland Bridge Orders taking effect and Louth County Council issuing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to […]
DUP Councillor William Walker has been charged by police with alleged child sex grooming. The Newry, Mourne and Down District Councillor who represents the Rowallane DEA was arrested in February on suspicion of attempting to meet a child following potential sexual grooming. Speaking to Clanrye News and Sport back in February a spokesperson for the […]
Sixteen new tourism experiences have just been launched in Newry, Mourne and Down thanks to the completion of the Atlantic CultureScape project, adding to the incredible tourism offering already established within the district. The pioneering initiative, which was led by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in collaboration with six other global partners, first launched […]
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