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Craigywarren Vintage Rally returns with classic vehicles, family fun, and entertainment!
The much-loved Craigywarren Vintage Rally and Family Fun Day is set to make its return on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June, promising...
May 13, 2025


Mid & East Antrim retains fortnightly bin collections amid return to blue bin co-mingled recycling
Mid and East Antrim households will retain fortnightly collections following a return to mixed dry recycling bin collections, ...
May 13, 2025


Woman remanded after criminal damage to Chloe Mitchell Memorial Garden in Ballymena
A 38-year-old woman has been remanded in custody following a court appearance for criminal damage to a memorial garden in Wakehurst Park,...
May 13, 2025


Two arrested in Ballymena following drug seizure and firearm discovery
Police in Ballymena have arrested a 52-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman after a vehicle search in the Doury Road area led to the...
May 13, 2025


Mid & East Antrim Council endorses Cllr Maeve Donnelly’s call for improved post-19 SEN provision
Alliance Councillor Maeve Donnelly Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has passed a motion calling for significant improvements in...
May 13, 2025


Ballymena councillor urges respect for parent and child parking spaces amid ongoing misuse concerns
Braid Ulster Unionist Councillor Alan Barr has called for greater respect and responsibility from drivers when using parent and child...
May 13, 2025


Mid and East Antrim Council supports motion for stronger private renter protections
Councillor Aaron Skinner and Councillor Chelsea Harwood Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has formally backed a motion from Alliance...
May 13, 2025


Ballymena Rotary Club’s Technology Challenge sparks innovation among young engineers
The Cullybackey College team who finished first place in Ballymena Rotary Club’s annual technology challenge, hosted by Northern Regional...
May 12, 2025


Three arrested in North Antrim as PSNI targets postal drug trafficking
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Organised Crime Branch have arrested three men during a series of...
May 12, 2025


‘Literally’ drink-driving: Man arrested after seen drinking lager while driving in Ballymena
Police Interceptors pulled the silver car over in Ballymena A man has been arrested in the Ballymena area after Police Service of...
May 12, 2025


Police charge woman over damage to Chloe Mitchell memorial garden in Ballymena
Memorial Garden for Chloe Mitchell A woman has been charged in connection with a report of criminal damage to a memorial garden,...
May 12, 2025


Antrim and Newtownabbey Council face £2m budget shortfall as triple stack recycling bins roll out
A shortfall of almost £2m was highlighted to Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors at a recent meeting of the borough council’s Operations...
May 12, 2025


Harbourview Hotel: Ireland’s first whiskey hotel opens in Carnlough after £1.6m transformation
Co-owners Darryl McNally and Adrian McLaughlin toast the official opening of the Harbourview Hotel in Carnlough with general manager,...
May 12, 2025


Private investor snaps up Co Antrim retail park in £5.4M deal
In a landmark transaction for Northern Ireland’s commercial property sector, Shore Road Retail Park in Newtownabbey has been sold to a...
May 12, 2025


Greggs opens new Antrim shop at The Junction, creating 14 local jobs
Leading food-on-the-go retailer Greggs has opened the doors to its newest Northern Ireland location at The Junction Retail & Leisure Park...
May 12, 2025


Belfast Brunch Co helps raise over £21,000 for Northern Ireland Hospice at Ballymena fundraiser
Pictured are Belfast Brunch Co organisers, with NI Hospice staff, Fundraiser Julie Martin and Grace Stewart, Head of NI Children’s...
May 11, 2025


153rd Open at Portrush set to be “Ireland’s biggest sporting event ever”
The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club will be the biggest ever sporting event on the island of Ireland, representatives have said....
May 11, 2025


Communities Minister ‘races’ to the starting grid at North West 200
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons meets with Michael Dunlop on the grid of the North West 200. Northern Ireland Communities Minister,...
May 10, 2025


NRC to host farewell event as Trostan Avenue and Farm Lodge campuses prepare to close
Northern Regional College’s Trostan Avenue campus when it opened in Ballymena in the 1960s. Image: Old Photos of Ballymena Northern...
May 10, 2025


TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena – Saturday 10 May 2025
Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena! This week’s Top 10...
May 10, 2025
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