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NI’s Oscar Winner James Martin awarded honorary doctorate by Ulster University
James Martin. (Photo: Nigel McDowell / Ulster University) Oscar Winner James Martin has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Ulster...
Jul 6, 2023


Antrim local honoured at Spirit of NI Awards
Tony Christie (left) and UTV’s Paul Clark (right) present Antrim man, Gary Trew with the Caring Spirit award at the Sunday Life Spirit of...
Jul 4, 2023


Graduation celebrations for Dale Farm’s ‘Home Grown Talent’
L-R Andrea Duncan, Group HR Manager; Abbie Thompson, Planning and Production Support; Maria Mullan, Assistant Powder Production Manager;...
Jul 4, 2023


One of Ballymena’s oldest bakeries set to undergo transformation that promises bigger and better
Image showing how Irons Home Bakery will look when the work is completed. One of Ballymena's oldest bakery shops is set to undergo the...
Jul 4, 2023


Mid and East Antrim celebrates new cohort of accredited tour guides
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna with Council representatives and tour guides. The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim,...
Jul 1, 2023


£300,000 helps bring Broughshane’s new community centre one step closer
Broughshane & District Community Association is celebrating after being awarded £300,000 from the government's Levelling Up initiative,...
Jun 30, 2023


Keith & Kristyn Getty conclude first World Tour at Sydney Opera House
Keith and Kristyn Getty perform at the Sydney Opera House for the Australian leg of the Sing! World Tour which also saw the couple...
Jun 30, 2023


100 miles in May for Broughshane’s Red Hot Chili Steppers
SPAR Broughshane’s Red Hot Chili Steppers, (L-R) Bronwyn Hillis, Amy Sneddon and Emma Erwin. Three of the team from SPAR Broughshane have...
Jun 28, 2023


Co Antrim start-up scoops top prize at all-Island pitching competition
A County Antrim businesswoman has been crowned as one of two winners of the Yes You Can £4,000 pitching competition which reached its...
Jun 24, 2023


Returning to education can challenging but rewarding – former NRC Student
Paul Rodgers who has just completed a three year part-time Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling Practice at Northern Regional...
Jun 24, 2023


Agewell braves an early morning cold water dip at Ballygally
Sixty local dippers braved the waves at Ballygally beach last Saturday in aid of older people's charity Agewell raising an incredible...
Jun 24, 2023


Belfast City Airport donates life-saving equipment in memory of young Maggie Black
Sheenagh Black, Maggie’s mother (left) was on hand to receive the honour in her daughter’s memory from Director of Corporate Services at...
Jun 22, 2023


Plaque unveiled at the Royal Victoria Hospital to Dr Terry Cross OBE for sight saving donation
L-R Louis Gilliland (aged 9), Ms. Eibhlin McLoone, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist in Belfast Trust and Dr Terry Cross OBE. The...
Jun 21, 2023


Radio Cracker Ballymena launches shop in Fairhill Centre
Anne Johnston & Paula White in front of the Radio Cracker Ballymena shop in the Fairhill Shopping Centre Radio Cracker, Ballymena’s own...
Jun 21, 2023


Local journalist Stephen Walker set to publish landmark biography of John Hume
Well-known local man Stephen Walker is set to see his latest work 'John Hume - The Persuader' hit bookstore shelves this Autumn after...
Jun 19, 2023


Ballymena ballerina to attend prestigious summer festival in Italy
Georgia Crawford performing a variation from The Nutcracker Suite at YGP Barcelona in December 2022. Photo by LK Studio, Inc. Georgia...
Jun 19, 2023


The Wee Village in Doagh gears up for further growth with support from Mallusk Enterprise Park
The Wee Village, an interactive children’s play centre in Doagh is celebrating its 15,000th ‘wee one’ visit since launching three years...
Jun 18, 2023


Northern Ireland businessman Ian Henry named on King’s Birthday Honours list
Ian Henry MBE Ian Henry, CR Director at Magherafelt based construction company Henry Brothers, has been named on the King’s Birthday...
Jun 17, 2023


Two well-deserving Ballymena women recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list
Pictured are (L-R) Debbie Chestnutt, Project Co-ordinator at Good Morning Ballymena, and Catherine Humphrey, Principal of Groggan Primary...
Jun 16, 2023


NorthernTrust’s Vicky Burns named Nurse of the Year
Pictured (L-R) Maria McIlgorm, Vicky Burns, and Pat Cullen A ‘ground-breaking’ nurse from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has...
Jun 16, 2023
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