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NI to receive £3.4m social housing boost from UK-wide CMA settlement
Northern Ireland is set to benefit from a £3.4 million funding injection to support the delivery of new social and affordable homes,...
Jul 17, 2025


Plans lodged for dozens of new homes in Toomebridge amid rising demand
One of the house designs proposed for a new development south of Loughview Drive, Toomebridge Almost 60 new homes are being planned in...
Jul 7, 2025


Oil users encouraged to save money on heating bills by joining Oil Savings Network
Kathleen Breen from Lisnaskea, a long-time member of Oil Savings Network As fuel prices remain high, households across Northern Ireland...
Jul 7, 2025


Planning application seeks demolition and apartment build in Ballymena
The current site entrance on Springwell Street, Ballymena. A planning application has been lodged with Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Jun 20, 2025


New social housing and retail units proposed in Castle Mall redevelopment plan
Computer generated design Image for of the proposed new social housing development in Antrim town centre. A planning application is being...
Jun 17, 2025


Paul Frew urges Government to act now following reports of sexual assaults in Ballymena
North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday. North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew has issued a strong...
Jun 9, 2025


Lowest earning households in Northern Ireland left with under £53 a week after covering basic needs
The latest Household Expenditure Tracker released by the Consumer Council this week (29 May) reveals a stark picture of growing financial...
Jun 1, 2025


Alpha Housing breaks ground on first Whitehead development
Alpha Housing Chief Executive Cameron Watt, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA, the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council,...
May 29, 2025


Choice Housing’s poetry project brings Ballymena community together
Belfast-based poet Niamh McNally (Middle) pictured with Ruth McCandless (left) and Ann Gibson (right) at the recent People Place Space...
May 28, 2025


Share Energy and EnergyCloud unite to combat fuel poverty with surplus wind energy
(L-R) Jamie Delargy, Chairperson of EnergyCloud Northern Ireland and Damian Wilson, Share Energy CEO. In a groundbreaking move to address...
May 26, 2025


Co-Ownership expands support for Northern Ireland home buyers amid rising property prices
Data has revealed that Co-Ownership is currently assisting 242 individuals, couples, and families across the Ballymena area. As the...
May 24, 2025


Police issue traffic guidance ahead of Joey Dunlop 25 celebration in Ballymoney
Police have issued guidance for motorists with significant traffic disruption in Ballymoney on Saturday 24th May as the town prepares to...
May 20, 2025


NI Water issues call for public support to save water during extended dry weather
As Northern Ireland enjoys an unusually warm spring, NI Water is urging residents to share water-saving tips with friends and family to...
May 17, 2025


Planning permission granted for social housing in Clough despite local objections
Planning permission for new social housing outside Ballymena was approved at a meeting of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning...
May 15, 2025


Ballymena flat linked to murder of Chloe Mitchell set for demolition, confirms Housing Executive
The shuttered up James Street flat, and pictured, Chloe Mitchell who was murdered in the property. The Housing Executive has confirmed...
May 14, 2025


Mid and East Antrim Council supports motion for stronger private renter protections
Councillor Aaron Skinner and Councillor Chelsea Harwood Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has formally backed a motion from Alliance...
May 13, 2025


Antrim and Newtownabbey Council face £2m budget shortfall as triple stack recycling bins roll out
A shortfall of almost £2m was highlighted to Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors at a recent meeting of the borough council’s Operations...
May 12, 2025


Green light for twenty new homes in Portglenone
Housing design for some of the new homes in Portglenone Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has granted planning permission for new...
May 8, 2025


Northern Ireland Water’s delays hinder Ballymena housing and economic progress, says MLA
North Antrim TUV MLA Timothy Gaston speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly In a passionate address to the Northern Ireland Assembly,...
May 3, 2025


Mid & East Antrim Council answers questions around introduction of blue bin co-mingled recycling
After it was revealed last week that Mid and East Antrim Borough Council decided, in a closed-door meeting, to phase out kerbside...
Apr 20, 2025
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