Newry, Mourne & Down District Council issues advice for members of the public not to bath in the Newcastle area this weekend due to poor water quality

The advice was published on the Police Newry, Mourne and Down social media pages and was valid for 48 hours, starting from Saturday, June 17.

The Council have advised that they update the notice of advice by 11am tomorrow (June 19).

In a 2022 Bathing Water Compliance report, the result showed the highest ever number of Northern Ireland’s bathing waters meeting the best possible standard of ‘Excellent’.

However, the results in Newcastle dropped from ‘Good’ in 2021 to ‘Sufficient’ twelve months later.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have been contacted for a statement.