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Frew presses UK Government to defend Wrightbus amid growing fears over unfair competition from China
Wrightbus chief executive Jean-Marc Gales North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew has escalated calls for urgent government action to safeguard...
Sep 22, 2025
Home schooling on the rise as parents warn NI’s education system is failing neurodiverse children
Home schooling parents have warned neurodiverse children in Northern Ireland are being “failed by the education system”. Heart-breaking...
Sep 22, 2025
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council seeks voluntary redundancies to cut salary costs
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking voluntary redundancies in a bid to reduce salary costs as part of a revised...
Sep 20, 2025
New employability programme ‘Start Out’ launched to support young people with Disabilities in MEA
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with Noel Mulholland, Michelin Development Ltd, Paddy Crothers and...
Sep 19, 2025
CAFRE Open Week 2025: Your gateway to agri-food and land-based careers
Student Recruitment Team, (L-R) Laura Browne, Liz Simpson and Caoimhe Hegarty will be happy to answer your questions. The College of...
Sep 18, 2025
Consultation on future of GCSEs, AS and A Levels launched in Northern Ireland
Education Minister Paul Givan has launched a public consultation on proposals to reform the GCSE, AS and A level qualifications delivered...
Sep 18, 2025
Pret A Manger to open at Belfast International Airport, creating 40 jobs
Belfast International Airport CEO Dan Owens with Ray McNamara and Gerard Loughran from the Carebrook Partnership announcing new Pret...
Sep 17, 2025
Springboard secures £83,000 from The Gallaher Trust to support employment in Ballymena
Pictured are, from left, Lauren McAteer, Trustee at The Gallaher Trust and Caitriona Lennox, Northern Ireland Manager at Springboard UK....
Sep 16, 2025
School Uniforms Bill: Paul Givan welcomes progress on cutting costs for families
Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the passing of the School Uniforms Bill at Consideration Stage in the Northern Ireland...
Sep 15, 2025
PSNI launches Student Safety Campaign 2025 as Freshers’ Week gets underway in NI universities
(L-R) Belfast City Chief Inspector, Mark Conway, Paula Irvine, Student Wellbeing Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Manager at...
Sep 15, 2025
Turn your idea into a business with Enterprise Pathways – applications open now!
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with David McFaul, Dream Out Loud Entertainment NI, and Sean...
Sep 15, 2025
Insight Youth: New Mid and East Antrim programme to empower young people into employment
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with Noel Mullholland, Michelin Development Ltd; Adele McIvor,...
Sep 14, 2025
Greenmount Association welcomes back Class of ’85 for 40th anniversary reunion
Patrick Fee and Robert Edwards, past Greenmount students, are planning the Greenmount Association’s 40 year anniversary reunion for the...
Sep 13, 2025
From volunteer to valued employee: Àine shines at Savers in Cookstown
Àine Owens A Cookstown retail worker is being celebrated as a shining example of what can be achieved with the right support and...
Sep 13, 2025
A week in the life of a palliative care doctor: Inside the Northern Trust
Specialty doctor in palliative care, Jenny Wilson, works in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Dr Jenny Wilson, a specialty doctor...
Sep 11, 2025
Next generation of coachbuilders join Wrightbus apprenticeship scheme in Ballymena
Wrightbus welcomed 47 new apprentices to the Ballymena manufacturing facility. World-leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus has welcomed 47...
Sep 10, 2025
“Only the beginning”: Paul Givan updates Assembly on Northern Ireland TransformED education reforms
Education Minister Paul Givan has praised the early progress of TransformED, the Department of Education’s flagship reform strategy,...
Sep 10, 2025
Education Minister orders withdrawal of transgender guidance for Northern Ireland schools
Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan Education Minister Paul Givan has instructed the Education Authority to immediately...
Sep 8, 2025
Frew welcomes continued funding for counselling support in Ballymena schools
Harryville, Ballykeel, and Camphill Primary Schools in Ballymena. North Antrim MLA Paul Frew has welcomed confirmation from Communities...
Sep 4, 2025
Go Succeed and Young Enterprise NI launch initiative for NI’s next generation of business leaders
Launching the initiative at Northern Regional College’s new Ballymena campus, from left: Jane Hanna and Carol Fitzsimons MBE, Young...
Sep 2, 2025
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