CASTLEBAWN AND THE BENEFITS FOR NEWTOWNARDS • £250m investment which will reposition Newtownards as a prime shopping and cultural destination. • 2000 permanent jobs to be created when Castlebawn is fully operational. • Reinvigoration of Newtownards’ town centre shopping offer. • Brand new ring road to relieve the town’s crippling congestion. • Up to 2000 free parking spaces within a short walk of town centre. • Mark the 400th anniversary of Newtownards with the start of the biggest town centre and edge of town centre development in Northern Ireland.