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Dunclug College students get outdoors at Ecos Nature Park!
Young people and staff from Dunclug College at a recent visit to the Ecos Nature Park Mid and East Antrim Borough Council welcomed...
Oct 30, 2023


Travel warning in place in Northern Ireland as heavy rain continues
The Police are warning the public not to travel between 9pm tonight and 9am tomorrow morning as a series of weather warnings are in place...
Oct 30, 2023


Weather Warnings issued as November set to get off to a wet start with Storm Ciaran
November looks set to get off to a wet with Storm Ciaran arriving in the UK and Ireland from mid-week. A yellow weather warning has been...
Oct 29, 2023


Met Office issue weather warning for Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across Counties Antrim and Down, saying frequent and heavy showers may cause...
Oct 27, 2023


Council reminds beach and river users to be vigilant over blue-green algae this autumn/winter
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council is urging the public to remain cautious when visiting beaches and rivers in the Causeway Coast and...
Oct 26, 2023


Queen’s University Belfast astronomers witness second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen
An international team of scientists, including from Queen’s University Belfast, has observed an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst...
Oct 25, 2023


Weather warning updated for Northern Ireland ahead of Storm Babet
The Met Office has updated the yellow weather warning ahead of Storm Babet which they say will bring some heavy rain to Northern Ireland...
Oct 17, 2023


Weather warning issued for Northern Ireland ahead of Storm Babet
A yellow weather warning has been issued ahead of Storm Babet by the UK Met Office, advising of a prolonged period of heavy rain across...
Oct 16, 2023


Save Our Seas: £200,000 grants scheme returns to tackle marine litter
(L-R) Ruth Clarke and Chris Gourley announce launch of Marine Litter Grants 2023 The civic-pride campaign, Live Here Love Here, has...
Oct 15, 2023


From seeds to success as community gardeners recognised at Translink Ulster in Bloom Awards
Representatives from Cullybackey which was awarded the Large Village award. Hard working volunteers, community gardeners and council...
Oct 15, 2023


County Antrim windfarm opens supplying renewable energy to Amazon
Wind turbines at the Ballykeel wind farm in the Antrim Hills, overlooking the Irish Sea Ørsted, the Danish-headquartered energy company,...
Oct 14, 2023


Controversial oil terminal redevelopment on east Antrim coast gets green light
Members of the 'No to Cloghan Point' campaign group gathered outside Mid & East Antrim Council HQ, based in The Braid, Ballymena. A...
Oct 11, 2023


Shifting shores: Ulster University Researchers map 193 years of Northern Ireland coastline changes
A project examining the shifting shorelines of Northern Ireland over the last 193 years, has recently been completed by Ulster...
Oct 6, 2023


Causeway councillors vote against establishment of independent Environmental Protection Agency
Causeway Coast and Glens councillors have voted against the establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...
Oct 5, 2023


Wireless network plans approved for Rathlin Island
East Lighthouse, Rathlin Island. (Image: Olivier Bernard) Plans for the development of a wireless network on Rathlin Island have been...
Oct 4, 2023


Calls for action as new report reveals shocking decline in Northern Ireland’s wildlife
Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena. (Image: Thomas Logan) Northern Ireland is now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world with...
Oct 2, 2023


“Lough Neagh is in crisis” - councillors call for action while DAERA accused of being “very quiet”
Cllr Annemarie Logue inspects the blue green algae at the blue bridge area in Crumlin. (Image: Cllr Lucille O’Hagan) A Sinn Fein motion...
Sep 28, 2023


MEA Council seeking to decarbonise fleet of 260 vehicles with annual fuel bill of £780K
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council owns 260 vehicles worth £3.2m councillors have been told. A report to elected representatives says...
Sep 27, 2023


Storm Agnes to bring winds and rain
Storm Agnes has been named by the Met Office as the deep area of low-pressure that will impact much of the UK on Wednesday and into...
Sep 26, 2023


Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland saying a spell of strong winds is...
Sep 24, 2023
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