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Making memories in Mid and East Antrim: Industrial Heritage Week returns for 2025
Yarding mahogany logs at Curran Saw Mills, which will feature at an exhibition during MEA Industrial Heritage Week 2025. Mid and East...
May 27


Final call for SPAR NI’s 2025 community grants: £20,000 to support NI’s charities & community groups
Darcey Wilson from SPAR NI is pictured with Sorcha McPhillips from The Huntington’s Disease Association Northern Ireland, one of the...
May 26


Vandalism at Portglenone football pitch prompts community and council response
Inset: TUV Alderman Stewart McDonald A popular community football pitch in Portglenone has been left in disarray following an act of...
May 26


Gary Neville champions Specsavers’ Best Worst Pitch Initiative to transform grassroots pitches
Gary Neville, former Manchester United and England footballer, is pictured with Chairman of current Specsavers Best Worst Team, Tunley...
May 26


Action Cancer invites you to step up for the Marbella Walking Festival 2025
Judith Boyle and daughter Kelsey O’Donnell Northern Ireland’s leading cancer charity, Action Cancer, has unveiled an exciting new...
May 26


Share Energy and EnergyCloud unite to combat fuel poverty with surplus wind energy
(L-R) Jamie Delargy, Chairperson of EnergyCloud Northern Ireland and Damian Wilson, Share Energy CEO. In a groundbreaking move to address...
May 26


MEA in Bloom 2025: Community competitions launched to beautify borough and boost biodiversity
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has officially opened entries for the 2025 Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Competitions ,...
May 26


RNLI launches ‘Float to Live’ campaign to save lives in water emergencies
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched its annual Float to Live campaign, urging the public to adopt a simple yet...
May 25


Jill Bakes the Alphabet | 'J' is for Jam & Coconut Sponge
This is the easiest cake to make EVER!! Made in 10 mins using the all-in-one method and using store cupboard ingredients - perfect if you...
May 25


Mid and East Antrim celebrates culinary excellence at Balmoral Show 2025
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman William McCaughey with representatives from Becca’s Bakes NI. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council...
May 25


Classic car enthusiasts rev up for charity NSPCC at Glenarm Castle’s Drive It Day 2025
Ken Smyth, from UVOCC with Susan Smith, Community Fundraising Manager at NSPCC NI The picturesque grounds of Glenarm Castle in County...
May 25


Thousands gather in Ballymoney to celebrate Joey Dunlop at ‘Joey 25’ Anniversary event
Thousands of motorcycling enthusiasts converged on Ballymoney this weekend to pay tribute to one of Northern Ireland’s greatest sporting...
May 25


Alarming rise in youth vaping in NI: PHA report highlights urgent public health concerns
A groundbreaking report from the Public Health Agency (PHA) has shed light on the escalating issue of vaping among young people in...
May 24


Northern Trust enhances healthcare accessibility with new hearing support lanyards
Inset: Sarah Cochrane, NHSCT, wearing the I am Deaf lanyard. The Northern Health and Social Care Trust has taken a significant step in...
May 24


North Antrim MLA warns Nutrient Action Plan threatens family farms
Inset: North Antrim MLA Colin Crawford In a stark warning to policymakers, North Antrim MLA Colin Crawford has branded the proposed...
May 23


Hydebank Wood celebrates a decade of transformation into Northern Ireland’s first secure college
Beverley Wall, Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Richard Taylor (right), Governor of Hydebank Wood Secure College...
May 23


MEA councillors pay tribute to former Deputy Mayor Robin Cherry MBE with minute’s silence
The late former Ballymena Deputy Mayor Robin Cherry MBE Mid and East Antrim councillors stood to observe a minute’s silence in tribute...
May 22


Ballymena immigration issues highlighted by TUV MLA in Stormont debate
In a fiery debate at Stormont on Tuesday, 20th May, Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) MLA Timothy Gaston delivered a scathing critique of...
May 22


New 3G Pitches Enhance Community Sports in Mid and East Antrim
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman William McCaughey officially opens the refurbished pitch facilities in Sunnylands along with...
May 22


Communities Minister urges full reinstatement of Winter Fuel Payment amid welfare reform concerns
Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons Northern Ireland’s Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons, has issued a robust call for the full...
May 21
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