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Co Antrim food to go businesses announced as finalists for NI Food to Go Awards
LtoR: Q Radio DJ and Awards Host Ibe Sesay, Junior Minister Pam Cameron, Chairperson of the NI Food to Go Association and Sales Director...
Nov 6, 2024


World-renowned Northern Ireland vet awarded prestigious title
Professor Simon Doherty, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast Professor Simon Doherty, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University...
Nov 6, 2024


Parkhall Integrated College celebrates success at the 2024 Carson Awards
Student from Parkhall IC showing Geraldine Hughes their winning artwork. The Integrated Education Fund (IEF) is delighted that Northern...
Nov 5, 2024


Ballymena teen chosen to advocate for young people as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Ambassador
Seventeen-year-old Alex Steede A young man from Ballymena in County Antrim wants to raise awareness about hidden disabilities through his...
Oct 30, 2024


Ballymena girl to feature on Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children In Need
Sophie (9) from Ballymena with presenter Margherita Taylor Nine-year-old Sophie Thompson from Ballymena partnered with presenter...
Oct 29, 2024


Galgorm celebrates double global award win at World Luxury Awards
Tara Moore, Head of Spa Operations, Galgorm and Adri Bradbury, World Luxury Awards. The leading luxury Resort Galgorm has won a host of...
Oct 29, 2024


Record breaking 2024 Ballymena Business Excellence Awards
(F/Row) - Mrs Adrienne Wiggins, Mrs Hannah Wiggins, Alderman Beth Adger MBE (Mayor Mid and East Antrim Borough Council), Mid and East...
Oct 29, 2024


NI Hospitality School joins forces with private businesses securing 36 jobs
Bar academy graduates from the NI Hospitality School are pictured with representatives from the academy funders, Ashely Douglas,...
Oct 28, 2024


Specsavers Antrim only optician in NI to be shortlisted for prestigious Optician Awards 2024
SPECSAVERS Antrim is thrilled to announce that it is the only locally owned and run optician in Northern Ireland to be shortlisted for...
Oct 27, 2024


Ballymoney celebrates success of home-grown sporting hero Michael Dunlop
Crowds of road racing fans descended on Ballymoney this evening to celebrate the home-grown talent of road racing superstar Michael...
Oct 26, 2024


Randalstown crowned ‘Best of the Best’
The County Antrim town which recently had its very own Nature Fest, Randalstown, lifted the title of Overall ‘Best Kept’ Award in...
Oct 25, 2024


Asda Antrim smashes fundraising target for Friends of the Cancer Centre
The Asda Antrim team. (Image: Dimitri Kuznecovas) The spirit of community and resilience is shining brightly at Asda Antrim this year,...
Oct 24, 2024


Ulster Bank colleagues raise £165,000 for NI Children’s Hospice
Pictured (L-R) are representatives from NI Hospice, Grace Stewart, Kieran Buchanan, Brian Henderson, Conal Duffy and Trevor McCartney and...
Oct 24, 2024


Boxing coach Damian Kennedy immortalised in poetry at iconic sporting venues
Boxing coach Damian Kennedy, one of seven sporting ‘Game Changers’ being celebrated as part of The National Lottery’s 30th birthday...
Oct 23, 2024


Translink Ulster in Bloom Awards celebrate floral feats, friendship and fortified community spirit
Wallace Elder, Ahoghill in Bloom; John Thompson, Head of Safety and Corporate Responsibility, Translink, Elizabeth Boyd, Cullybackey...
Oct 23, 2024


Young Ballymena movie star attends red carpet preview of King Frankie
Ballymena teen Claudia Betty proudly walked the red carpet in Dublin recently as she attended a special preview screening of King Frankie...
Oct 22, 2024


Shane raises £2,000 for charity after taking on gruelling challenge through the Bluestack Mountains
Pictured are Kate McKay, Secretary and Jimmy McClean, Chair, of the Ballymena and District Branch of Parkinson's UK, receiving a cheque...
Oct 22, 2024


New initiative boosts job prospects for Ballymena locals
THE Gallaher Trust and 12 local participants celebrated the completion of the inaugural Get into Hospitality Academy, a new intensive...
Oct 21, 2024


Local woman raises over £1,000 in aid of NICHS in memory of husband Ian Logan
Valerie Saunders, Community Fundraising Co-ordinator at NICHS, and Linda Logan. (Left) Ian Logan who sadly died following a stroke ...
Oct 20, 2024


Minister applauds the history, heritage and hard work that gained UNESCO status
Minister Gordon Lyons addresses the inscription ceremony in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to mark four Moravian Church settlements (including...
Oct 18, 2024
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