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MEA Council launches new ‘Community RePaint’ Project!
John Holden, HRC Site Attendant and Mayor Gerardine Mulvenna. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has joined the ‘Community RePaint’...
Aug 8, 2023


Met Office name Storm Antoni with weather warning in place for Northern Ireland
Storm Antoni has been named by the Met Office with a low-pressure system set to bring strong winds and rain for many on Saturday. From...
Aug 4, 2023


MEA Council supports motion highlighting frustration over lack of grass cutting and maintenance
Overgrown hedges on the A26 Ballymena Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has supported a motion highlighting “frustration” over lack of...
Aug 3, 2023


NIEA investigate report of fuel pollution in Braid River
River Braid, Ballymena, photographed by a local fisherman. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is investigating after...
Aug 3, 2023


Weather warning issued for Northern Ireland as weekend begins
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland as the weekend begins, advising that unseasonably wet and...
Aug 3, 2023


Children learn all about their local environment at this year’s Biodiversity University
Chris Wood, Woodland Engagement Officer, Parks and Open Spaces Development Team, MEABC, and Johnny Topley, Regional Sustainability...
Aug 2, 2023


McDonald’s teams up with Carniny Amateur and Youth FC to tackle litter in Ballymena
(L-R): Photographed are players from Carniny Amateur and Youth FC alongside Assistant Manager from McDonald’s, Christine Orr and Business...
Aug 2, 2023


Wettest July on record for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland had its wettest July on record in a series which dates back to 1836, according to provisional Met Office statistics....
Aug 1, 2023


MEA Council launches new Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 2023-27
(L-R): Catherine Hunter, Environmental Education Officer MEABC, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna, Claire...
Aug 1, 2023


DAERA confirms further positive test results for Avian Influenza in Co Antrim
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has continued to confirm positive results for highly pathogenic...
Jul 28, 2023


“Selfish actions” costing ratepayers – Cllr Jamieson on fly-tipping in Broughshane
Braid Councillor Christopher Jamieson (TUV) has appealed for information after an incident of fly-tipping in Broughshane. The incident...
Jul 26, 2023


Community unites against invasive species at Antrim Lough Shore
The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Rosie Kinnear is joined by volunteers at the Balsam Bashing event at Antrim Lough Shore Park. Following the...
Jul 20, 2023


Marine litter grant funds ‘2-Minute Beach Clean’ in MEA
(Back row L-R) Catherine Hunter, Education Officer for MEABC; Eco-Ranger Volunteers Alyson Kerr, Ann Morrow, Abe Agnew andChristine...
Jul 19, 2023


Ulster Wildlife and Hughes Insurance calling 5,000 homes to ‘Let Nature In’
Ulster Wildlife, in partnership with Hughes Insurance, has launched its 2023 ‘Let Nature In’ campaign and is calling on an ambitious...
Jul 18, 2023


Give hedgerows the chance to feed nature
A typical hawthorn bloom. By Phelim Connolly, CAFRE Agri-Environment Adviser, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...
Jul 17, 2023


Young Farmers get ready to travel to Austria for European Rally 2023
Back row (L-R) Rebecca Brunt (Trillick and District YFC), Cathy Reid (Castlecaulfield YFC), Seamus McCormick (Senior Agribusiness Manager...
Jul 15, 2023


Met Office advises of thunderstorms for Northern Ireland
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office who say heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to some flooding and...
Jul 15, 2023


Girl Power at Belfast Zoo!
Zuri, a female colobus monkey Several females have been welcomed to Belfast Zoo’s animal collection in the last months, as part of their...
Jul 14, 2023


North Coast bathing waters situation improves but caution still advised – DAERA
The red flag advice against bathing at Portstewart, Castlerock, Downhill and Benone beaches on the North Coast has now been removed,...
Jul 10, 2023


Antrim and Ballymena retailers bag up rubbish to keep communities clean
The litter pick team from SPAR Broughshane. Ten retailers operating in the Antrim, Ballymena and surrounding areas have collected 127...
Jul 10, 2023
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