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Volunteers bid to 'recycle the unrecyclables' at Eco Christmas Fair
An East Antrim environmental group is to launch a recycling initiative for ‘unrecyclables’ at an ‘eco’ Christmas fair planned for...
Sep 19, 2021


Leading NI choir festival scales up with launch of global Virtual Choral Trail
National Popular, Jazz & Gospel Music Competition - Close Shave Chorus, Glasgow. City of Derry International Choir Festival gets warmed...
Sep 18, 2021


Ed Sheeran announces Belfast 2022 on ‘+ - = ÷ x’ Tour
STADIUM TOUR DATES CONFIRMED IN UK, IRELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA LOCAL DATES INCLUDE CORK, LIMERICK & BELFAST • CORK, Páirc Uí...
Sep 18, 2021


Trick or Treat… M&S does Halloween like you’ve never seen
Halloween Trick or Treat Giftbag (£30) No need to trick or treat this year, we’ve got a hamper which covers all the bases! Endless tasty...
Sep 17, 2021


Londonderry prepares to ‘Awaken the Walled City’ with thrilling Halloween programme
The Cailleach, Queen of Winter, joins the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Alderman Graham Warke, and Aine Kearney, Director of...
Sep 17, 2021


Council exploring possible new location for Causeway Airshow
An internal working group has been set up within Causeway Coast and Glens Council to develop a new International Causeway Airshow. The...
Sep 14, 2021


TV | Brand new monthly Crime NI launches
Crime NI is a brand new, monthly crime appeals show presented by journalists Wendy Austin and Dearbhail McDonald. PSNI detectives discuss...
Sep 13, 2021


Comedy festival brings all the laughs to Larne this September
Pictured is Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Cllr, William McCaughey along with Give my Head Peace’s very own Da, Tim McGarry. Some of the...
Sep 9, 2021


Royal Portrush to host The 153rd Open | Return to Northern Ireland confirmed for 2025
The Open is set to make a triumphant return to Royal Portrush in 2025, marking an exciting new chapter in the history of golf’s original...
Sep 8, 2021


Secrets of Carrick’s ‘clink’ unearthed in new exhibit
THI Board members and Council staff pictured alongside Mayor of MEA Cllr William McCaughey and Mukesh Sharma MBE DL, HLF NI Chair....
Sep 8, 2021


LOCAL TV | Paula McIntyre’s Hamely Kitchen - filled full of the comforts of home
Begins Monday 6 September BBC One Northern Ireland | 7.35pm Also on BBC iPlayer For Aghadowey-born chef and food writer Paula McIntyre a...
Sep 6, 2021


Supercar Sunday is a roaring success raising over £54,000 for local charities
Local man Ronan Cunningham, from Coleraine, has been organising the ‘Supercar Sunday’ event for the last few years. This year Ronan...
Sep 6, 2021


EMERGE | Ministers welcome Ormeau Park concert initiative
Health Minister Robin Swann and Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey have welcomed the announcement of Emerge, a special music event at...
Sep 5, 2021


TV | Nostalgia filled ‘Northern Irish Schooldays’ will take you down memory lane
Some might say they were the best days of their lives and a new film for BBC Northern Ireland goes beyond the school gates to take an...
Sep 5, 2021


Plans in place for Poetry Town Ballycastle
Ballycastle is delighted to be taking part in Poetry Town, an initiative from Poetry Ireland in partnership with Flowerfield Arts Centre,...
Sep 3, 2021


Local country singer finds inspiration from the Lough Neagh Mayfly for latest release
What would you do if you could only live for a day? This is the proposition posed in the new release from Tyrone native songwriter Anton...
Sep 2, 2021


History behind a hidden gem in Ballymena revealed
Old Church Yard in Ballymena. Photo credit: Mid-Antrim Museum Collection (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) A specially commissioned...
Sep 2, 2021


NI Centenary exhibition at Carrickfergus Museum sharing untold stories of Mid and East Antrim
Deputy Mayor, Cllr Matthew Armstrong, Northern Ireland 100 Working Group member, and Group Chair, Cllr Cheryl Brownlee A free exhibition...
Sep 2, 2021


The Troubles Amnesty in the spotlight in the next UTV ‘UP CLOSE’
Victims are ‘being robbed of all forms of power’ The next episode of UTV’s award winning current affairs programme ‘Up Close’...
Aug 30, 2021


READY, SET, MO! Sir Mo welcomed to MEA ahead of Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor William McCaughey, has welcomed running sensation Sir Mo Farah to the Borough today, ahead of...
Aug 28, 2021
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