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L-R: Siobhan Martin, Clare Wilson, Charlene McLaughlin, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, Eileen Dolan, Dr Mary McDaid, Sarah McElholm and Margaret Ferris Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has paid tribute to clinicians working within the Western Health and Social Care Trust’s specialist Autism Early Intervention Service (EIS) as part of World Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day celebrations. World AHP Day is an annual event dedicated to recognising the vital contributions of Allied

Participants Imogene Jones, Siobhan Davidson, Libbie Barnett, Courtney Shields, Lorna Ramsey, Clare Moore, Kris Steele, and Simon Anderson, pictured with trainer Laura McAuley Ballymena BID has joined forces with local company Knockdene Healthcare to deliver vital defibrillator and first aid training to town centre businesses, reinforcing Ballymena’s commitment to safety and community wellbeing. Staff from Wallaces, Front Page Bar, Camerons , and Ballymena BID took part in t

Fitzsimons Opticians’ senior optometrist and director, John Broderick, undertaking an eye examination A Ballymena optometry practice is marking World Menopause Day with the launch of a new dry eye service aimed at improving women’s eye health during menopause and perimenopause. Fitzsimons Opticians, based on William Street, has invested in state-of-the-art diagnostic technology to help identify and treat dry eye syndrome — a condition that experts say can affect more than hal

Tesco has announced the expansion of its Fruit & Veg for Schools programme, ensuring thousands more pupils across the UK – including in...

Larne Leisure Centre gym The phased reopening of Larne Leisure Centre has reached another important milestone, with the gym officially...

On World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2025, the Health and Education Ministers of Northern Ireland launched an innovative digital...

Alliance MLA for East Antrim, Stewart Dickson , has delivered a powerful appeal in the Northern Ireland Assembly for increased research...

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has responded to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) consultation on how to deal with the sale of ...

Staff from Braid Valley canteen are among those supporting newly revised nutritional standards within health and social care settings. In...

(L-R) Sabrina Lynn, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Wenda Gray, Volunteer Now, John Mitchell, Volunteer Now, Marjorie Hawkins,...

L-R: Gordon Cruikshanks (Regional Managing Director, Lidl Northern Ireland), Linda Robinson (Chief Executive, Age NI) and campaign...

Hazelle Ongcoy and Caillee McHugh represented the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Two dedicated nurses from Antrim Area Hospital’s...

Take a step inside: Inspire’s Woodvale Community Wellbeing Services base in Ballymena Inspire’s Woodvale community wellbeing service on...

Ballymoney Family Practice Ballymoney Family Practice has released detailed figures highlighting the immense workload handled by its team...

Altnahinch Dam, County Antrim (IMAGE: Lauren Penman) Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council members have voiced concerns over the...

(L-R) Tom Griffin, Annie Griffin, Julie Rohan, Liam Rohan and Emily Rohan Embrace FARM, the Irish agricultural charity founded to support...

Translink has announced a new community partnership with Ballymoney Men’s Shed to restore and refurbish historic signage at Ballymoney...

Some of the fake toys seized at the UK Border in 2025 Counterfeit toys are flooding into the UK, putting children’s safety at risk,...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is continuing to urge caution as recovery efforts from Storm Amy intensify across the...

A deterioration in waiting times for an urgent consultation for suspected breast cancer has been described as “almost inevitable”....