Time for change: Toast for sale
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- Jul 10
Community of Carnlough unites to remember WWII hero Paddy the Pigeon
![Details for The Twelfth 2024 celebrations in Ballymena, Ahoghill, Broughshane & Cloughmills](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7986bd_0cbd7dbac78145788659b243ef4a7f87~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_305,h_229,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/7986bd_0cbd7dbac78145788659b243ef4a7f87~mv2.webp)
- Jul 9
Details for The Twelfth 2024 celebrations in Ballymena, Ahoghill, Broughshane & Cloughmills
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- Jul 9
Choice supports vital community work in Ballymena
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- Jul 9
Ballymena teen hits high notes with debut single 'She'
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- Jul 8
Police appeal for help finding missing man whose car was found in forest
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- Jul 8
Council backs Ballymena BID in efforts to enhance town centre economy
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- Jul 8
Hagan Homes’ new £8M Carncormick Meadow housing development offers prime location for commuters
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- Jul 7
Jill Bakes | Strawberries & Cream Roulade
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- Jul 7
Award-winning student graduates having secured PhD funding to help further his research
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- Jul 7
Police appeal for information after number of coaches destroyed in Co Antrim
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- Jul 6
TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena
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- Jul 5
Plans to protect Larne Lough breeding ground on Blue Circle Island
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- Jul 5
Plans revealed for new oyster nursery in Mid and East Antrim
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- Jul 4
Mid and East Antrim schools shine with eight green flags as Eco-Schools mark 30th anniversary
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- Jul 4
Dogs Trust Ballymena to host first-ever Bark Life event
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- Jul 2
Ballymena-based Dowds Group announces record sales and return to profit
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- Jul 2
Plans revealed for glamping site near Glenarm
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- Jul 1
Traffic disruption expected as NI Water begin emergency repair works in Ballymena
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- Jul 1
Ballymena business has designs on growth following Go Succeed support