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Glenshesk Road reconstruction delayed amid complex engineering challenges and illegal waste removal
The landslide on Glenshesk Road Image: Kevin McCaughan The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has announced a significant delay in the...
Aug 8, 2025
Frew welcomes NI Water’s decision to delay Ballycastle works until after August’s Ould Lammas Fair
Businesses relieved as infrastructure work is postponed until after peak tourism season and Ould Lammas Fair Paul Frew MLA has welcomed a...
Aug 4, 2025
Blaze breaks out near Ballycastle hotel as 56 firefighters respond
The scene of the blaze in Ballycastle. Image: NI Emergency Response Vids A large overnight fire at a commercial premises above The...
Jul 31, 2025
Northern Trust celebrates over 225 volunteers during inspiring Ballymena event
Some of the Northern Trust’s Macmillan volunteers who attended the celebration. The Northern Health and Social Care Trust recently marked...
Jul 17, 2025
Daring Fairhead abseil raises almost £40,000 for Little Heroes charity
Images: Kevin McAuley • McAuley Multimedia On the longest day of the year, the dramatic cliffs of Fairhead in Ballycastle witnessed a...
Jun 28, 2025
41 New firefighters graduate from NIFRS’ new £50m training college
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service celebrated its first graduation ceremony at its new Learning & Development College (LDC),...
Jun 20, 2025
Co Antrim marathoner Paul Quinn to run AJ Bell Great North Run for Alzheimer’s UK
Ballycastle’s athlete and long-time Springwell Running Club member Paul Quinn County Antrim athlete and long-time Springwell Running Club...
Jun 9, 2025
Four Letters of Love: Brosnan and Bonham Carter romance filmed in Co Antrim hits cinemas this summer
Pierce Brosnan on set in Ballycastle, County Antrim. (Images: Anne Kelly) Vertigo Releasing has announced the upcoming release of Four...
Jun 1, 2025
End of an Era: Ballycastle’s historic Antrim Arms Hotel deemed unsafe and facing demolition
The former Antrim Arms Hotel - a listed building in Ballycastle, County Antrim The owners of Ballycastle’s former Antrim Arms Hotel say...
May 31, 2025
Rathlin Sound Festival 2025 returns to the Antrim Coast with 10-day cultural celebration!
Scenes from Rathlin Maritime Festival 2024 Photos: Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council The Causeway Coast and Glens Council’s Events...
May 14, 2025
Causeway Coast and Glens celebrates record beach and marina awards success
L-R: Mark Strong, Coast and Countryside Officer, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; Eric Randall, CEO, Keep Northern Ireland...
May 9, 2025
Flat coastal route awaits runners as Marconi 5K returns to Ballycastle in 2025
Members of Ballycastle Runners, Hugh McGill, Liz McMullan and Cathy McCormick show this year’s bespoke medal for participants of the...
May 6, 2025
Marine Hotel Ballycastle becomes one of Northern Ireland’s first B Corp certified hotels
In a landmark achievement for sustainable hospitality, the Marine Hotel Ballycastle has officially joined the global B Corp community,...
May 2, 2025
Mayor breaks ground on £16.4m Ballycastle Leisure Centre
The Mayor is pictured alongside (L-R) Jake Mailey, Capital Projects Officer, Wendy McCullough, Head of Sport & Wellbeing, Brian Tohill,...
Apr 30, 2025
Emergency repairs to commence at coastal road damaged by Storm Éowyn
Boyd’s Wall along Carrickmore Road, Ballycastle Photos and video: Anne Kelly The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has confirmed that...
Apr 28, 2025
Kintra Boat Tours sets sail with £1.5m investment in North Coast’s largest passenger boat
Directors of Kintra Boat Tours, Charles Stewart and Dawn Hynes at the launch of SELKIE. (Images: Matt Mackey, Press Eye) Kintra Boat...
Apr 27, 2025
Marconi 5K Run returns to Ballycastle with stunning coastal route and bespoke medals
The Marconi Run, one of County Antrim’s popular community running events, is set to return to Ballycastle on Sunday, 25 May 2025, with...
Apr 19, 2025
Blue Plaque unveiled in Co Antrim for Dame Louise McIlroy, UK’s first female Professor of Medicine
Image: Anne Kelly On Friday, 28th March, the Ulster History Circle unveiled a blue plaque at Ballycastle Presbyterian Church to...
Apr 19, 2025
Cushendall’s finest: Archie McKay reflects on 35 years of service
NIFRS Group Commander Archie McKay with his patrol car In the verdant Glens of Antrim, where the rolling farmlands of Cushendall and...
Apr 18, 2025
Plans to convert former Scouts Hall into home in North Antrim
Plans for a dwelling at a former Scout Hall have been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. The recently-submitted plans...
Apr 17, 2025
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