Belfast Duke of Edinburgh Award makes a Mountain out of Rubbish  |  12 December 2011
Pupils and volunteers from Belfast Royal Academy braved the freezing weather to clear tonnes of litter from the less than beautiful parts of the Mountains of Mourne.

National Tree Week Takes Root at Kilmore Playing Fields  |  12 December 2011
Primary 7 pupils from two local primary schools, with their hats, scarves and gloves, braced the cold this week to plant trees to celebrate National Tree Week.

Jingle all the way to the recycling bin this Christmas!  |  08 December 2011
Down District Council would like to encourage all householders to reduce, reuse and recycle more this Christmas by making full use of the Council’s collection services, the Household Recycling Centres and Community Bring Sites.