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Celebration for success of Special Olympics Ulster athletes at World Summer Games
Department for Communities Permanent Secretary Colum Boyle, CEO Special Olympics Ireland Matt English with broadcaster Denise Watson and...
Sep 21, 2023


Mayor’s reception celebrates local artisan food businesses’ Great Taste Awards’ success
(Seated) Jake Houston and Rhonda Houston from Granny Shaw’s Fudge Factory; (standing) Nigel Logan from Hillstown Farm Shop; Mayor,...
Sep 19, 2023


Co Antrim doctor awarded Northern Ireland GP of the Year 2023
The Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland, which represents over 1,400 GPs across Northern Ireland, is delighted to...
Sep 18, 2023


Maud’s Pistachio Ice Cream scoops Great Taste Golden Fork award for Northern Ireland
Winners of the Great Taste Golden Forks 2023 – the grand finale of the world’s largest food and drink accreditation scheme based entirely...
Sep 14, 2023


NRC apprentice wins National Young Apprentice of the Year Award!
Conor Dallas from Loughguile, County Antrim A Northern Regional College bench joinery apprentice employed by Mivan has been named Young...
Sep 13, 2023


Renowned local artists paint transformation of local housing estate
Pictured at the launch of the Doury Road mural in Ballymena are (L-R) mural artists Sam McAleese and Carly Wright, John Read, Housing...
Sep 12, 2023


Portglenone health and fitness business listed amongst finalists of 2023 Health & Fitness Awards
Joining the judging panel for the 2023 Health and Fitness Awards are Billy Murray and Bubba Ali, pictured with host of the ceremony, Ibe...
Sep 9, 2023


CCGBC Mayor recognises visually impaired Co Antrim judo player on gold medal success
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan with gold medal winning judo player Collette Kerr, her daughter Evelyn,...
Sep 6, 2023


Northern Regional College to be Represented at EuroSkills finals in Poland
Jason Scott and Charlie Carson, who are competing in the Robot Systems Integration category at EuroSkills in Gdansk, Poland. Two former...
Sep 5, 2023


Eclipse Nursery Store celebrates 10 years in business with special recognition award from Cybex
Eclipse Nursery Store, Ballymena Eclipse Nursery Store based in Ballymena and Lisburn is pleased to announce its latest award win - the...
Sep 3, 2023


CAFRE students to complete at Floristry World Cup event
A team of budding florists from CAFRE, are preparing to compete in a student competition at the prestigious Interflora World Cup.
Aug 30, 2023


THANK YOU – Ballymena brother and sister present cheque to Victim Support
Sara Potter (Right) and Gordon Allen (left) pictured presenting the cheque to Julie Ann, Victim Support NI Antrim Witness Service...
Aug 29, 2023


Fifty years of love on Rathlin Island
Peter and Cathy McCurdy... then and now. Peter and Cathy McCurdy met on Rathlin Island during July 1970, while Cathy visited with a...
Aug 24, 2023


Former Mayor presents cheque of over £8k to charities
Former Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Noel Williams, with Mr Kevin McRandle MBE (Life Vice President of the RAF Association in Northern...
Aug 22, 2023


Over £26,000 so far as climb gets underway in memory of “Wee Scarlett”
Slemish from above as the climb gets underway on Sunday morning. (Image: Brian Millar) More than 80 climbers have taken to the slopes of...
Aug 20, 2023


Rain or shine, there’s still time to explore Mid and East Antrim with Translink this summer
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna, joins Karen Hoey from Translink’s Ballymena Bus Centre to...
Aug 14, 2023


EasyJet celebrates flying half a million passengers at Belfast City Airport
EasyJet's 500,000th passenger Abby Wood presented with flowers. EasyJet has marked a significant milestone at Belfast City Airport,...
Aug 13, 2023


Ballymena students set for American adventure on US Scholarship programme
Ballymena students (from left) Stewart Killough and Méabh Fyfe - are pictured with Claire Hamilton, Study USA Project Manager, British...
Aug 11, 2023


Thousands raised for Children’s Heartbeat Trust by Co Antrim woman in memory of son
Local woman Devina Holmes was delighted to present a cheque this week to Children's Heartbeat Trust for an amazing £13,011.93. The money...
Aug 10, 2023


Ballymena boasts bumper footfall and 15 new stores!
Ballymena Business Improvement District (BID) is in full celebration mode this summer, as it proudly boasts a remarkable 11.4 percent...
Aug 7, 2023
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