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New celebrity TV ambassador for Garden Show Ireland & proposed change of date for Enchanted Winter Garden
Celebrity TV gardener and renowned horticulturist David Dumoney Celebrity TV gardener and renowned horticulturist David Dumoney will be...
Mar 8, 2025


Podcast | Assume Nothing: Killer Dust
A new series of the award-winning podcast Assume Nothing: Killer Dust starts with the story of a secretive factory opening in Northern...
Mar 8, 2025


MLAs from the Ulster Unionist Party visit Dogs Trust Ballymena
John Stewart MLA, Diana Armstrong MLA, Doug Beattie MLA, Cllr Kate Evans and Conor O’Kane, Manager at Dogs Trust Ballymena, with Fudge...
Mar 7, 2025


Women’s Aid ABCLN launches new online quiz identifying red flags
On International Women’s Day Women's Aid ABCLN, the lead organisation dedicated to ending domestic abuse, has announced the launch of a...
Mar 7, 2025


Drugs and other items seized during “significant proactive policing operation” in Mid and East Antrim
Police in Larne carried out a significant proactive policing operation targeting serious and organised crime in the district this...
Mar 7, 2025


Antrim-based SAM Mouldings announces £20million landmark investment in its 35th year
SAM Mouldings, the UK and Ireland's leading manufacturer of MDF mouldings, has announced a £20 million investment in its 35th year of...
Mar 7, 2025


JAILED | Man sentenced following spate of burglaries across Ballymena
A man in his 30s has been sentenced in relation to a number of burglaries and thefts from rural properties in Antrim Crown Court on...
Mar 7, 2025


Native oysters return to Carrickfergus in major Belfast Lough restoration effort
Native oysters have made a return to Carrickfergus as part of efforts to restore Belfast Lough’s small but endangered population. Over...
Mar 6, 2025


Mid and East Antrim young people to be inspired by innovative Cinemagic Film Lab opportunity
Individuals from the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area, aged 17-24, who are interested in the creative and screen industries are...
Mar 6, 2025


MEA Council tendering for contractor to build new 4,000 plot cemetery
Aerial view of site of new £2.1M cemetery (circled) in Ballygally on the Antrim coast. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is tendering...
Mar 6, 2025


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council hosts Creative Industries Week to inspire hobbies and careers
Pupils from St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, pictured along with consultant Nuala Browne-Treacy, MEABC Officers and representatives...
Mar 6, 2025


World Superbike champions headline Joey Dunlop celebration in Ballymoney
The achievements of motorcycling legend Joey Dunlop will be remembered at a special event in Ballymoney on Saturday, May 24th 2025. The...
Mar 6, 2025


Wrightbus goes back to the future as it relaunches the Contour coach
The Contour, a low-emission 55-seater coach, built by Wrightbus in Ballymena. Wrightbus is entering the coach market for the first time...
Mar 6, 2025


Irish Language Week kicks off in Mid & East Antrim
Young musicians from Portglenone CCE photographed on Slemish. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is hosting three events next week in...
Mar 5, 2025


Two men jailed following ‘sinisiter’ incident when man was robbed and assaulted in Antrim
Antrim Crown Court Two men have been sentenced for a number of offences at Antrim Crown Court on Wednesday 5th March. Thirty-year-old...
Mar 5, 2025


ANB Council challenged on cuts to opening hours for household recycling centres
Airport Sinn Fein Councillor Annemarie Logue has challenged Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council to provide a breakdown of staff...
Mar 4, 2025


Antrim-based Golden Popcorn marks a decade of Oscar-worthy partnership with Tesco NI
Tess Osborn, Head of Fresh Foods Sourcing NI at Tesco and Golden Popcorn Managing Director Sean McClinton celebrate the 10-year...
Mar 4, 2025


Ballygally Castle celebrates 400 years with £400,000 investment
Scott Weatherup (center), General Manager of Ballygally Castle is joined by Hastings Hotels’ Managing Director, James McGinn and...
Mar 4, 2025


Councillors updated on residents’ complaints received by Mid & East Antrim Council
Waste services accounted for the highest number of complaints to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council during a recent three-month period....
Mar 4, 2025


Northern Regional College celebrates success at Skillbuild NI 2025 inter-campus heats
Bench Joinery (L-R back row) Rachel Dorovatas, Director of Industry Training and Support at CITB NI, Mark Woods, Ethan Scates, Charlie...
Mar 4, 2025
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