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Wicklow County Council has announced the winners of its annual Tidy Towns and Environmental Awards. The environmental awards recognise best practice projects in a range of topics covering Climate Action, biodiversity, protection of resources and prevention of waste.  Prize winners included Tidy Towns groups, schools and ...

Works have commenced on Strand Road at the National Sealife Centre Complex as part of the Bray Seafront Plaza Scheme. The Scheme will provide linkage between the existing pedestrian and cycle facilities to the north and south of the complex, will rationalise car parking and ...

Work on the N11/M11 Junction 4 to Junction 14 Improvement Scheme is progressing  through Phases 1 to 4 of the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Project Management Guidelines (PMG’s),Councillors and the public have been informed today (Weds). The N11/M11 Junction 4 to Junction 14 Improvement Scheme is ...

Special Age Friendly Winter Care packages are being distributed by Wicklow County Council to the most isolated and vulnerable in the county. Each of the 500 packs contains a number of age friendly items such as an Eircode fridge magnet and an information guide to services ...

A wreath laying ceremony took place in Bray on today (Wednesday) to remember Dr Christopher Thompson (1815-1876). Dr Thompson worked as a doctor in Bray and in 1876 when there was an outbreak of cholera. He volunteered to care for the victims but contracted the disease ...

Congratulations to Zach Cullen, this year’s winner of the Katie Taylor Bursary, awarded by Wicklow County Council. Zach, a member of the Wicklow Senior and U20 football squads, received his award at Wicklow County Buildings on Wednesday last (Dec 9). As well as his Wicklow County duties, ...

The people of County Wicklow are being asked to reduce food waste this Christmas with Catherine Fulvio’s “Seven Secrets to Stop Festive Food Waste”. Shockingly we will throw out millions of euros worth of food over Christmas Week and Wicklow County Council along with seven other ...

A ‘Love Wicklow, Shop Local’ campaign has been launched by Wicklow County Council with the aim of encouraging Wicklow residents to support local business throughout the festive season.   People can do this by shopping locally online or safely in-store. There is also a chance to win ...

Standardised temporary ground graphics to encourage #SocialDistancing are again available from the Town Council. If your Town Centre business requires them please email BrayMD@wicklowcoco.ie requesting an install which is free of charge. 

Wicklow County Council hereby gives notice that it intends to carry out the temporary closure of the L-1954-5 Seapoint Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow between Seapoint Court and Harbour Road, Bray, mainly at night from Monday, November 30th to Tuesday, December 1st 2020 Alternative Routes: West bound traffic will ...

Bray Chamber, Bray.ie and the Bray Municipal District Council have announced the transformation of the traditional Christmas Light Switch-On into a free live-streamed event for 2020, as part of the Christmas In Bray festivities. Bray’s Virtual Christmas Lights Switch-On 2020 will take place online via https://bray.ie/christmasinbray/ ...

Bray Municipal District wants people to take time out to “chat” on the town’s famous Promenade. Signs have been placed at four locations along Bray Promenade indicating “Happy to Chat” benches. The idea is to help tackle loneliness and isolation in the community by breaking down invisible ...

Wicklow’s heritage has played a part in an award-winning Irish community archive network. The Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) has won the “Networks of Archives”’ title in the 2020 Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) national awards which took place via a virtual ceremony on Monday ...

Wicklow men over 45 are being encouraged to engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity five days a week for the month of November. The “Your Personal Best Month” is aimed at getting men over 45 more physically active as studies have shown ...