It has been a very busy start to September, with some positive developments for Newry and plenty of work continuing behind the scenes at Newry BID. Planning permission has now been approved for Newry City Park. This is a major
Newry BID has launched an awareness campaign to ensure shoppers benefit from the one-hour grace period for on-street parking in Newry city centre. The campaign will run across the city through billboards, press/radio advertising and window graphics, supported by leaflets
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald visited Newry to assess a pilot flood protection programme aimed at safeguarding local businesses from future flooding. Following localised flooding in late 2023, the Department for the Economy provided over £5m in targeted support to
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that the one-hour grace period for people parking in on-street spaces within the Controlled Parking Zones in Newry and Lisburn will be made permanent. It means that drivers who have paid for on-street parking
Newry BID is delighted to announce the return of Newry Goes Nashville following a hugely successful weekend festival last year. The event returns from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July with a full programme of day and evening events across
https://vimeo.com/1196642387 Newry BID has welcomed a series of major developments across the city, as further signs of growing momentum and confidence in Newry’s future. Speaking following this week’s planning committee approvals, Newry BID Manager Eamonn Connolly said it was encouraging
Newry BID’s popular Health in the City programme is now underway, bringing a full schedule of free events and activities to Newry city centre from now until the end of May. The initiative offers a wide range of opportunities for
Newry BID has announced the return of its annual ‘Health in the City’ programme, running from Monday 27 April through to Friday 29 May 2026. Now in its fourth year, the initiative will once again bring a wide range of
The 2024/25 year has been one of recovery, resilience and renewed purpose. The floods in late 2023 left a lasting impact on our city, our businesses and our community. Much of this year’s work has been focused on strengthening those
Businesses across Newry city centre have voted overwhelmingly to retain Newry BID for a third term, with 92% voting in favour of continuing the Business Improvement District. A total of 198 businesses voted Yes in the ballot, delivering a strong
Newry Business Improvement District (BID) has formally launched its revote campaign. This will ask eligible city centre businesses to vote on whether the BID should continue for a further five-year term from 2026 to 2031. The revote is scheduled to
Our lobbying has paid off. Thank you for all your contributions to getting action on Newry’s Controlled Parking Zone. Please see the press release below. It’s the first win and a very welcome one. We would like to thank Minister
PRESS RELEASE Spooks in the City set to bring Halloween fun to Newry Newry BID has announced a programme of events to celebrate Halloween in the city centre. ‘Spooks in the City’ will run from Saturday 26 October to Saturday
Newry is going Nashville for a full weekend, starting on Independence Day, Friday 4th July right through to Sunday 6th July. There will be country music events and gigs right across the city centre in more than 20 different venues,
Thank you to all the businesses who have contacted us already about getting involved with Newry Goes Nashville. We will be in touch next week about this. There is still time to register your interest, simply click on the link
