Latest arrival: New baby Pudu for Belfast Zoo
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- Jun 15
Ratepayers pick up bill after 500 tyres dumped at bonfire site in Ballymena
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- Jun 14
Belfast Zoo welcomes Buttercup - a new baby Blesbok
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- Jun 13
Pollution incident kills hundreds of fish in Co Antrim
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- Jun 13
Belfast Zoo leads successful conservation effort for native red squirrels
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- Jun 10
Senior doctors in NI vote for strike action by 92%
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- Jun 7
GeoEnergy NI gets mayoral seal of approval in Randalstown schools visit
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- Jun 3
Ballymena revealed as the second best place for stargazing in Northern Ireland
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- Jun 1
Council urges dog owners to abide by new dog control restrictions on beaches
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- May 30
100 Wrightbus built zero emission buses for Translink propels green growth for NI
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- May 30
All good thing’s come in 3’s – Belfast Zoo welcomes new additions!
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- May 29
Councillors consider greening town centres but questions raised over £120,000 for three green walls
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- May 28
Met Office issues yellow weather warning for thunderstorms impacting NI
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- May 23
Councillors discuss scourge of dog fouling across borough and agree penalty increase
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- May 22
Minister Muir visits world leading Bioenergy plant in Ballymena
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- May 22
Yellow weather warning issued for heavy rain and strong winds
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- May 21
Co Antrim farm welcomes public to be part of BioBlitz Festival of Wildlife and Wellbeing!
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- May 14
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir previews Balmoral Show
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- May 14
Local angling clubs voice “taken away by DAERA overnight”
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- May 10
BSE case in Scotland will not impact Northern Ireland’s Negligible Risk status