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Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Awards winners receive with their prizes!
Mayor of Mid & East Antrim, Alderman Noel Williams, has presented the Mid and East Antrim in Bloom Community Awards winners with their...
Nov 3, 2022


ANBCouncil backs motion against fracking
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has backed a motion at a meeting on Monday evening against the practice of fracking. The motion...
Nov 2, 2022


Giant’s Causeway listed as one of the world’s top 100 geology sites
The Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim has been selected as one of the world’s most important geology sites by the International Union of...
Oct 30, 2022


Weather warning issued by Met Office as new week begins
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning saying heavy rain is likely to bring some flooding and impacts to travel across...
Oct 30, 2022


Wrightbus zero-emission fleet hits the 2 million mile mark
Wrightbus’s fleet of zero-emission buses have travelled an astonishing two million miles after they first entered service last year. The...
Oct 28, 2022


Met Office issues yellow warning for heavy rain
The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain as the weekend approaches. The warning covers all of Northern Ireland...
Oct 27, 2022


£88m investment in new zero emission buses in deal signed between Translink and Wrightbus
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced an investment of £88million for zero emission buses and associated EV...
Oct 27, 2022


Ahoghill in Bloom presented with special tree as part of Queen’s Green Canopy
Ahoghill in Bloom was formally presented with a Silver Birch tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’ initiative - in...
Oct 24, 2022


First Hiroshima Survivor Tress planted in Northern Ireland
Environment Minster Edwin Poots, MLA has planted the first Hiroshima Survivor Tree sapling in Northern Ireland at CAFRE’s Greenmount...
Oct 22, 2022


Special tree planted at Randalstown in honour of Her Late Majesty the Queen
A special tree from the Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’ initiative has been planted in Randalstown, as part of the living legacy in...
Oct 22, 2022


Glens Red Squirrel Group meets with the Mayor of CCGBC
Members of the Glens Red Squirrel Group have met with the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to discuss their conservation...
Oct 18, 2022


Rockfall leads to part closure of Blackhead Path
Recent adverse weather have led to a rockfall at a popular walking spot on the East Antrim coast. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council...
Oct 18, 2022


Avian Influenza Prevention Zone introduced in Northern Ireland
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been introduced in Northern Ireland (NI) from noon today, Monday 17 October, Agriculture...
Oct 17, 2022


Translink tackling “leaf fall” to minimise disruption to trains
Translink is working hard this Autumn to minimise disruption caused by leaves on the train line. Every Autumn, tonnes of leaves fall onto...
Oct 16, 2022


Concerns raised over no air quality monitoring in power station towns in Mid & East Antrim
Two East Antrim towns where power stations are located have not had air quality monitored since the late 2000s. The issue was...
Oct 16, 2022


Cullybackey wins prestigious Britain in Bloom title
Cullybackey has won Gold and Category Winner at the 2022 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), UK finals of the Britain in Bloom awards with...
Oct 13, 2022


Suspect case of notifiable avian flu identified in Northern Ireland
DAERA has introduced disease control measures following initial confirmation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in samples...
Oct 11, 2022


Recognition for Mid & East Antrim's blooming brilliant volunteers
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Noel Williams, has announced the winners of the Volunteer of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year...
Oct 11, 2022


Ahoghill in Bloom to receive special tree as part of Queen’s Green Canopy
Ahoghill in Bloom is celebrating the news that it is to receive a Special Tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy ‘Tree of Trees’...
Oct 11, 2022


Buckna wind farm approval sparks enquiry after recommendation for refusal
A local public inquiry is to be held into a planning application for a new wind farm at Buckna in County Antrim which was approved by...
Oct 11, 2022
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