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New gym equipment to be installed at MEA Council Leisure Centres
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is delighted to announce Seven Towers Leisure Centre, Larne Leisure Centre and Amphitheatre Wellness...
Feb 6, 2023
Sporting heroes help deliver Lidl NI Sport for Good programme to seven schools in Co Antrim
Lidl Northern Ireland has selected 25 secondary schools across the region to benefit from a dedicated Mental Health Athlete Mentorship...
Feb 6, 2023
Reassurance offered to patients of local medical practice as GP announces retirement
North Antrim Ulster Unionist Robin Swann MLA has sought to offer reassurance to patients of Kells & Connor Medical Practice after lead GP...
Feb 5, 2023
Your local air ambulance called out to over 670 missions in 2022
Your local Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) was called out to 672 potential lifesaving missions throughout 2022. The doctors...
Feb 3, 2023
Department praises ‘Herculean efforts’ across health system in NI
The Department of Health has praised the sustained and ongoing work across the health and social care system to mitigate winter...
Feb 2, 2023
Barr welcomes the launch of Veterans Support Programme within Mid and East Antrim
Alan Barr, one of the Ulster Unionist Party’s (UUP) candidates for Braid in this year’s council elections, has welcomed the news that a...
Feb 1, 2023
Back In The Game members enjoy health and wellbeing programme with NRC students
Back In The Game Ballymena hosted the Community Development Mental Health and Wellbeing programme last week in the excellent facilities...
Jan 30, 2023
Swann welcomes Heartbeat Trust funding for children’s ambulance
Robin Swann, the North Antrim Ulster Unionist Assembly Member and former Health Minister, was present at the launch of Northern Ireland’s...
Jan 29, 2023
New defibrillator at community store brings more lifesaving equipment to Cullybackey
The installation of a new, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at a Cullybackey store means more potentially lifesaving equipment is...
Jan 28, 2023
“A huge step forward” with plans for maternity bereavement suite in Antrim Area Hospital
A business case was approved at a meeting of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust board on Thursday (26th January) for a bereavement...
Jan 28, 2023
Take an hour to help yourself and nature this Big Garden Birdwatch weekend
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this weekend, with the RSPB calling on people across the UK to help wildlife and...
Jan 28, 2023
Northern Trust makes funding bid for scanning equipment for cancer diagnosis clinic
A business case for new scanning equipment for a Rapid Diagnosis Centre at Whiteabbey Hospital will be sent to the Department of Health...
Jan 27, 2023
Spike in house fire deaths and incidents prompts NIFRS fire safety appeal
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has issued a home fire safety appeal following a spike in accidental house fire deaths and...
Jan 27, 2023
Autism information roadshows coming to a town near you!
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, in partnership with the Northern Health & Social Care Trust, are hosting Autism Information...
Jan 25, 2023
Co Antrim mum hails new £126,466 children’s ambulance as life-changing for heart families
NORTHERN IRELAND’s first bespoke children’s ambulance was officially launched today (Wednesday 25 January 2023) by Children’s Heartbeat...
Jan 25, 2023
PSNI present cheque for £108k to mental health & addiction charity
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Economic Crime Unit have handed over a cheque for over £100,000 to a local...
Jan 25, 2023
New research proves poor mental health and homelessness are inextricably linked
Simon Community NI and Depaul have launched new research that highlights the significant inter-relationship between mental health and...
Jan 25, 2023
£6.1m funding award set to reinvigorate and boost the fun in Carnfunnock!
Major upgrade works are on the way at Carnfunnock Country Park, outside Larne, after the UK Government awarded £6.1m following a...
Jan 20, 2023
Permanent Secretary sets out priorities for addressing pressures in NI health system
Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May has emphasised that massive efforts are being made across health and social care to...
Jan 18, 2023
MEA secures £60k for new inclusive sensory trails at People’s Park and Carnfunnock
Mid and East Antrim Council has been awarded access and inclusion funding from the Department of Communities to establish sensory...
Jan 17, 2023
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