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Plans approved for new £5M fuel service station that will deliver 100 jobs in Ballymena
Site plan for the new £5M service station just off the Larne Road Roundabout in Ballymena. A planning application for a new £5m filling...
Feb 22, 2024


McKeever Hotel Group announces two key appointments
Pictured (L-R) Paul Quinn and Gary McCrudden McKeever Hotel Group, the Antrim-based hospitality business, which owns and operates five...
Feb 22, 2024


Wrightbus secures new deal to deliver zero-emission buses to London
Bus operator Stagecoach has ordered another 16 state-of-the-art zero-emission vehicles from manufacturer Wrightbus for London. The...
Feb 21, 2024


Growth drive for Northern Ireland logistics firm
Pallet-Track, one of the leading UK pallet networks, is delighted to announce its existing Shareholder Member, TST Group, is extending...
Feb 21, 2024


Planning permission granted for £8m hotel expansion in County Antrim
Permission for an £8m extension at The Rabbit Hotel in Templepatrick was granted by Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors at a planning...
Feb 20, 2024


Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary hails green innovation at Wrightbus
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn, Jean-Marc Gales and Ian Paisley, MP for North Antrim. The Shadow Secretary of...
Feb 20, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council celebrates NI Apprenticeship Week
Ballymena Academy pupils with Eugene Clarke, CEO, Clarke; Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; and Mr. Heaney from...
Feb 18, 2024


Hotel extension plans backed by £8m investment in Co Antrim hotel
A planning application is set to be considered for an extension at a County Antrim hotel by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council at a...
Feb 16, 2024


Ionity opens very first high-power EV charging site in Northern Ireland
Pictured, from left, are: Ian Hunter and Aaron Coleman NIE Networks; Francis McKillion from FMK Consultancy; Paul Girvan MP; Paul...
Feb 16, 2024


Firmus Energy raises over £13,000 for Ballymena charity partner Turning Point NI
Sarah McClenaghan and Trudi Power from Turning Point NI are presented with a cheque for £13,389.12 from Firmus Energy Chief Executive...
Feb 15, 2024


End of an era: Popular Antrim business bids farewell after 62 years of community service
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Mark Cooper with (L-R) Alderman John Smyth, Councillor Roisin Lynch, Gareth Harman, Gerard...
Feb 15, 2024


Businesses take action requesting full audit of value for money and financial management at MEA Council
Larne Business Forum is to write to the Local Government Auditor calling for a detailed independent audit of value for money and...
Feb 14, 2024


Approval for former Belfast police station to be transformed into 74-bedroom hotel
The former police station building at Queen Street in the city centre which has been granted planning permission by council’s Planning...
Feb 13, 2024


Northern Ireland named fastest growing region in UK for newly registered companies
Mark Crimmins, Head of Ulster Bank Northern Ireland has been named as the fastest-growing region in the UK for newly registered companies...
Feb 13, 2024


Local school makes ‘tree-mendous’ effort in latest biodiversity activity with Moy Park
Moy Park partnered with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and pupils from Camphill PS to plant 100 trees on the school grounds. Moy...
Feb 13, 2024


Asda Cafés in NI offering customers FREE porridge and hot drink
Asda has announced that it will offer all its customers a free warming breakfast porridge and a hot drink. The initiative is open to all...
Feb 12, 2024


NI first as Co Antrim firm VYTA introduces vehicles with mirror replacement system
Pictured with one of the new MAN trucks is Mark Hill, who is part of Vyta’s collection crew and DiskShred team. Industry-leading IT asset...
Feb 12, 2024


Residents and businesses brace themselves for “devastating” rates hike in Mid & East Antrim
Residents and businesses in Mid and East Antrim are bracing themselves for a a “devastating” rates hike of at around ten per cent when...
Feb 12, 2024


U-TURN expected by MEA Council on closure of Ballymena town centre public toilets
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is understood to be considering reopening Ballymena town centre's only local authority-owned public...
Feb 9, 2024


Wrightbus Ballymena looking for 80 apprentices as firm continues expansion
A few of the current Wrightbus apprentices Pioneering zero-emission transport manufacturer Wrightbus is planning to recruit 80 new...
Feb 9, 2024
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