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Second year in a row! Follow Coffee lifts Manager of the Year accolade at prestigious awards event
Follow Coffee owner, Lesley McCaughan, pictured with (left) Alana Wilson, manager, and Amy Hutchinson, assistant manager, attending the...
Sep 24, 2024


Tales of the Little Blue Flower – heritage exchange between Mid and East Antrim and Waterford
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Beth Adger MBE,was delighted to meet with a group of heritage practitioners from Waterford...
Sep 24, 2024


MEA Council urged to "reconsider and listen to the views of the people" on Carfunnock Fun Zone
Father and son Ian and Christopher Lough The owners of Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone say they are “overwhelmed” by support from the...
Sep 23, 2024


Gracehill Scarecrow Festival returns this weekend!
The fantastic and ever-popular Gracehill Scarecrow Festival returns this upcoming weekend promising a great time of straw-filled fun for...
Sep 23, 2024


UK Minister visits Space Antrim ahead of official opening
UK Government Local Growth Minister Alex Norris signing the Space visitor book with Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cllr Neil Kelly...
Sep 23, 2024


Mid & East Antrim to host inaugural Pride event in Ballymena
A date has been set for what organisers have described as a "historic day for Mid & East Antrim" as it hosts the first-ever Pride Parade...
Sep 23, 2024


Police attend local play park after report of children being approached
Police in Ballymena have attended an incident on Sunday afternoon (22 September) after it was reported that a man approached two children...
Sep 22, 2024


Local politicians raise civil liberty concerns as Health Minister consults on mandatory vaccination
If the Health Minister is opposed to mandatory vaccination, then why is he consulting on it? That is the question posed by local...
Sep 21, 2024


Embrace the joy of growing older with Positive Ageing Month
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey launches Positive Ageing Month with Age Friendly Officer, Kelly Doyle This October, join Antrim and...
Sep 20, 2024


Choice Housing host Football Feast as part of good relations commitment
Organised to coincide with Good Relations Week, the seven-a-side tournament brought together more than 20 teams from across the greater...
Sep 20, 2024


Translink delivers level crossing safety awareness training to agri-students
Translink’s Level Crossing Risk Manager, Keith Pollock and Joe Mulholland, Senior Lecturer Agriculture at CAFRE with this year’s intake...
Sep 19, 2024


Blue Lights actor visits Maghaberry prisoners’ drama group
Maghaberry Governor Tracy Megrath and ‘Blue Lights’ actor Neil Keery chat with prisoners from the Maghaberry ‘Off the Cuff’ Drama Society...
Sep 19, 2024


Free face-to-face clinics for families affected by dementia in NI during World Alzheimer’s Month
Specialist dementia nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, will support families living with dementia in Northern Ireland Nationwide and...
Sep 19, 2024


Social housing being considered for former quarry site on Antrim coast
The potential for “affordable” housing on the site of the former quarry in Glenarm has been discussed as part of regeneration plans for...
Sep 18, 2024


Rathlin - A Wild Life: Ruby Free launches first book telling of island stories and natures call
Ruby Free, a conservation biologist and now an emerging author, is set to captivate readers with her debut book, tentatively titled "...
Sep 18, 2024


David lifts bronze for Team UK at WorldSkills 2024 competition in France
Ballymena man David McKeown In a fantastic achievement, young Broughshane man David McKeown demonstrated his world-class skills on the...
Sep 18, 2024


Ballymoney Hockey Club members celebrate official opening of upgraded Riada Hockey Pitch
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Ciarán McQuillan pictured at the official opening of the upgraded Riada Hockey Pitch...
Sep 18, 2024


Minister announces homecoming event for Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Minister Gordon Lyons is pictured at the Paris Olympics with gold medal winning gymnast Rhys McClenaghan. Sports Minister Gordon Lyons...
Sep 18, 2024


Choice Housing launches community initiative as part of Good Relations Week
Ursula Toner, Regional Head of Tenant for Choice Housing and Client Services and Cyril Moorhead, Good Relations Officer – Choice Housing....
Sep 17, 2024


One step closer - Plans submitted for new Ballymena Leisure, Health & Wellbeing Centre
Aerial view of the proposed leisure, health and wellbeing centre building, within the wider context of the St Patrick's Regeneration site...
Sep 17, 2024
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