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Northern Trust seeks planning permission for new £5.5m midwifery facility
The proposed new midwifery-led unit to the right of the main entrance to Antrim Area Hospital. A planning application has been lodged...
Aug 27, 2024


SOS Causeway Hospital urges community to equip themselves of facts on Northern Trust proposal
Antrim Area Hospital, and Causeeay Hospital, Coleraine. Campaign group SOS Causeway Hospital has urged the community to “equip themselves...
Aug 26, 2024


Discover the art of wool and linen at the Spinning Yarns Festival!
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Councillor Neil Kelly is joined by The Great British Sewing Bee’s Angeline Murphy to launch Spinning...
Aug 25, 2024


Northern Trust launches consultation on future of surgical services to prevent ‘inevitable collapse’
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust is launching a public consultation into a proposal to move all emergency surgery to Antrim...
Aug 22, 2024


CAFRE reveals its new part-time Floristry course
Lori Hartman (Senior Lecturer, CAFRE) and Anne Marie Grant (Lecturer, CAFRE) invite those interested in attaining a Level 3 professional...
Aug 18, 2024


'New lease of life' for former Antrim bank building
A planning application has been submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for the development of a former bank premises in...
Aug 17, 2024


Celebrating local flavour and craftsmanship this weekend at The Junction!
The Junction Retail and Leisure Park in Antrim, renowned for its popular monthly markets, is set to host a spectacular food and craft...
Aug 1, 2024


Two men arrested in England in connection with assault on man who had part of each ear bitten off
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Criminal Investigations Department investigating a serious assault in Antrim...
Aug 1, 2024


Six Mile Festival returns with summer fun in Antrim
Get ready for an unforgettable weekend as the Six Mile Festival brings a wave of excitement to Antrim from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 August!...
Jul 22, 2024


Antrim Forum makes a splash with £1.5M investment in swimming facilities
Local children take a dip in the recently refurbished swimming facilities at the Antrim Forum, officially opened by the Mayor of Antrim...
Jul 18, 2024


Police appeal for information for missing woman last seen in Ballymena
Police in Mid and East Antrim have appealed for help in locating a missing woman who was last seen in Ballymena on Saturday, July 13. A...
Jul 14, 2024


Council brings charges against Antrim woman whose dog strayed and worried livestock
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has successfully brought charges against Mrs Primrose Spence from Antrim under the Dogs (Northern...
Jul 11, 2024


Dobbies Antrim and Lisburn stores hosts free Show and Tell gardening workshop
Hannah McAtamney from Dobbies’ store in Antrim is pictured with Ronan (7) at a recent Little Seedlings Club workshop. Dobbies, the UK's...
Jul 10, 2024


Man arrested in Antrim after number of race hate incidents “which have caused great distress”
Police in Antrim have made an arrest today, Tuesday 9th July, following a number of race hate related incidents in the area in recent...
Jul 9, 2024


Antrim Area Hospital receives national cancer award
Rebecca Getty Assistant Director, Moyra MillsMacmillan service improvement lead, Robert McGaughey, Dr Aaron Niblock Haematology...
Jul 6, 2024


Appeal for information following arson attack on business premises in Antrim
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of arson at a business premises in the Ballyutoag Road area of Antrim today,...
Jul 5, 2024


Jet skis banned after 'making waves' at lough shore
Jet-skiers are to be banned from entering Lough Neagh from slipways owned by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council following reports of...
Jul 4, 2024


Three-suite maternity unit planned at front of Antrim Hospital
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust board has been given an update on a proposed new £5.5m “alongside” midwifery-led unit at Antrim...
Jun 30, 2024


Police treating damage at Antrim housing development as “sectarian-motivated hate crime”
Police are appealing for information following criminal damage to two new build properties in the Antrim area in the early hours of...
Jun 30, 2024


Northern Trust sees highest increase in attendance at EDs due to “aging population”
A “significant increase” in patients attending hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust could be...
Jun 30, 2024
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