THUMBS UP FOR COMMUNITY WARDEN SCHEME: Mercury Security Management, Northern Ireland’s biggest independent security management company, has been awarded the contract to provide a wardens community safety scheme by Down District Council. The scheme will see Mercury, which has extensive experience of providing similar initiatives in different areas of Northern Ireland, provide a number of highly trained security wardens to patrol the streets of Newcastle, Downpatrick and Newry. Pictured at the launch are (l-r) Mercury Security Regional Operations Director for Ireland and UK, Liam Cullen, community warden Michael Collins, Safer Communities Partnership Manager Janine Hillen, Councillor Willie Clarke, Chairperson of the Policing & Community Partnership, and community warden Pete McClaren.