Ards and North Down Borough Council

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Services and Information

Bins and recycling

Information about waste, recycling, bin collection dates and how to order a new bin in Ards and North Down

Leisure

Information on leisure centres, activities and sports development

Planning

How we shape the borough through planning.

Pets, pests and pollution

Information and advice about pets, pests and pollution

Building control

The council is responsible for enforcing building regulations

Community

The council considers investment in the local community to be a critical part of its purpose and corporate vision

Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships

The Registrar registers births, deaths and marriages, and performs marriages and civil partnerships in Ards and North Down. By appointment only.

Car parking

Information on council run car parks

Community planning

Community planning involves different agencies in Ards and North Down working together

Play parks, pitches and playing fields

Play parks, sports pitches and playing fields in the Borough

Performance Improvement

Information about the Council's Performance.

Arts and Heritage

Information on arts and heritage in Ards and North Down

Capital Projects

Information about investment projects in Ards and North Down

Public Rights of Way

Borough Magazine Winter 2019

View the latest edition of the Borough Magazine

Borough Magazine Summer 2019

View the latest edition of the Borough Magazine

Public toilets

Details of locations across Ards and North Down

Harbours

Information about harbours in Ards and North Down

A Fairtrade Borough

A simple way to make a difference

Grants

Information on Council grants.

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Highlights

Mayor, Consul General and Council Chief Executive Unveil Plaque

The official plaque for Saint (St.) Vincent and the Grenadines’ Consulate General was unveiled this week at Bangor Castle by Consul General Dr Christopher Stange and the Mayor of Ards and North Down, Alderman Bill Keery.

Enhance your Creative Edge this Autumn

Ards and North Down Borough Council has developed ‘Creative Edge’, a business support programme to help develop and grow the creative and digital industries within the borough.

Council Hosts Recognition Event for Summer Scheme Volunteers

Ards and North Down Borough Council has recognised the valuable contribution that volunteers made to the Council-led summer schemes over the past two years by holding a celebratory volunteer recognition event in Clandeboye Estate.