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Police presence at Emerge Festival as investigation launched into teenager’s death
Police have confirmed they were in attendance at Emerge Festival in Belfast’s Boucher Playing Fields over the weekend of Saturday 24th...
Aug 26


From Ballymena to the UK Stage: Dougies Goodies in running for Craft Bakery of the Year
Team Dougies Goodies Ballymena’s much-loved bakery Dougies Goodies has earned national recognition after being named a finalist at the...
Aug 26


Mid & East Antrim Council debt falls to £49.5M as ratepayers shoulder 16% cumulative hikes
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has reduced its borrowing debt to £49.56 million, down from £53.25 million the previous year,...
Aug 26


DAERA announces new rules for transporting animals to shows and exhibitions
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed changes to animal transport policy which will come...
Aug 25


NI drivers paying too much: Swann presses ministers to act and proposes solutions to cut premiums
Robin Swann MP Robin Swann MP has called on both the Justice Minister and the Chancellor to take urgent action to reduce the high costs...
Aug 25


NFSU Medical Admin Academy returns to Ballymena after pilot success
Past participant of the Medical Administration Training Academy Katie McNeill who went on to employment as a Receptionist in Maine...
Aug 25


Education Authority launches recruitment pilot to speed up SEN classroom support
The Education Authority (EA) has launched a new recruitment initiative designed to help schools fill classroom assistant vacancies more...
Aug 25


Excess alcohol: Man charged after three children struck by car
A 37-year-old man has been charged following a road traffic collision in west Belfast in which three children were struck by a car. The...
Aug 25


Child sexual assault case prompts call from MLA for reform of bail decisions in NI
Ballymena Magistrates Court, and North Antrim UUP MLA Jon Burrows North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows has called for an urgent review of PSNI...
Aug 25


Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Co Down
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in...
Aug 25


Rhys McClenaghan and Bethany Firth lead Lidl NI’s mental health Sport for Good schools programme
Lidl Northern Ireland has announced the return of its award-winning Sport for Good Mental Health Athlete Mentorship programme for the...
Aug 25


Three children taken to hospital after being struck by car in west Belfast
Police are investigating after three children were injured in a road traffic collision in west Belfast on Sunday evening. The incident...
Aug 24


TUV now NI’s third-largest party as Allister pledges no return to Stormont without Protocol removal
TUV Party Leader, Jim Allister MP TUV leader Jim Allister has said his party is ready for, and looking forward to, the challenge of the...
Aug 24


RNLI Red Bay Lifeboat volunteer crew assists stricken yacht off Rathlin Island
On the tow: RNLI Redbay towing the stricken vessel to Ballycastle Harbour, on the Antrim coast. It was a busy weekend for the volunteer...
Aug 24


Ballee Pharmacy presents £1,515 to Air Ambulance NI following Belfast Marathon Relay
The Ballee Pharmacy team present a cheque to Air Ambulance NI. Pictured are Pharmacist partner Stephen Burns, Lauren, Zillah - Air...
Aug 24


Walking Netball coming to Seven Towers this September
Seven Towers Netball Club is delighted to announce that a brand-new way to enjoy netball at a gentler pace will be coming to Ballymena...
Aug 24


Education Authority selects Air Ambulance NI as its first Charity of the Year
Air Ambulance NI chosen as EA’s first Charity of the Year by staff, Ciaran McKenna, Air Ambulance Doctor is pictured with Richard...
Aug 24


Be aware of bathing water advice over bank holiday weekend, warns DAERA Minister
People heading to Northern Ireland’s beaches and lakes this bank holiday are being urged to follow official bathing water advice, as...
Aug 23


Fundraising legacy of late Mayor Beth Adger MBE delivers £17,000 boost to local charities
Alderman William McCaughey with representatives from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Air Ambulance NI and Alderman Beth Adger MBE’s family –...
Aug 23


£200,000 drug seizure at Belfast Airport as Organised Crime Unit arrests female passenger
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Unit have seized suspected Class B drugs with an estimated...
Aug 23


Polish Consul General joins DUP in North Antrim to honour fallen Polish RAF pilot Jerzy Tuczemski
Pictured: Polish RAF pilot Jerzy Ryszard Tuczemski, local DUP members with North Antrim MLA Paul Frew, and Mr Grzegorz Sala, Consul...
Aug 23


Alderman Stewart McDonald welcomes completion of much-needed road upgrade in Portglenone
Alderman Stewart McDonald of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) has welcomed the completion of essential resurfacing works on the...
Aug 23


Man extradited from Netherlands to Northern Ireland over child exploitation offences
A 40-year-old man has been extradited from the Netherlands to Northern Ireland to face trial over a series of serious child exploitation...
Aug 22


Burrows urges urgent action on Ballymena link road bus access problems
The new multi-million pound NRC Ballymena campus built at the St Patrick’s regeneration site in the town, and (inset) UUP North Antrim...
Aug 22
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