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JD Gyms to open state-of-the-art fitness facility in Ballymena
JD Gyms, one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most awarded fitness chains, has announced the grand opening of its newest location in...
Jun 28


19-year-old charged over Ballymena slurry incident ahead of Pride parade
The clean-up operation on Saturday morning on Greenvale Street in Ballymena town centre A 19-year-old man has been formally charged...
Jun 28


Pride celebrations come to Ballymena with road closures and police safety measures in place
Mid and East Antrim Pride is taking place in Ballymena town centre today, Saturday 28 June. To facilitate the event, a number of...
Jun 28


Students celebrate sustainable food success in ‘Food for Thought’ competition
St Louis Grammar joint winners of Food for Thought sustainable food competition study visit to Greenmount College Secondary schools...
Jun 28


Slurry spread across Ballymena streets ahead of town’s first Pride Parade – PSNI make arrest
Greenvale Street, Ballymena. A 19-year-old man has been arrested after slurry was sprayed on streets in Ballymena in the early hours of...
Jun 28


Filipino community in Ballymena condemns alleged sexual assault, and reaffirms support for victim
The Filipino community in Ballymena has issued a public statement today, Friday 27 June, strongly condemning a recent alleged sexual...
Jun 27


PSNI and Mid & East Antrim Council launch campaign to make gyms safer for women and girls
MEA Power to Change - Project partners, including ONUS and PSNI The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has joined forces with Mid...
Jun 27


Police investigate racially motivated hate crime in Broughshane
Police are appealing for information after a report of criminal damage at a residential property in the Whinsmoor Park area of...
Jun 27


“Raid on the Braid” fallout: MEA Council prosecution to follow FOI investigation
Two individuals face prosecution following police investigation into deleted emails linked to a 2021 FOI request. The Public Prosecution...
Jun 27


Ballymena teen among four charged over June disorder as PSNI arrest total hits 41
Two individuals from Ballymena, including a 16-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man, have been charged with riot in connection with...
Jun 27


Man (38) remanded over alleged rape of teenage girl in Ballymena
A 38-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the alleged rape of a teenage girl in Ballymena, following an investigation into a...
Jun 27


Second man charged in Ballykeel teen sexual assault case
A second man has been charged in connection with the serious sexual assault of a teenage girl in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena on...
Jun 27


Castle Tower and Carnlough lead Mid and East Antrim’s Green Flag success story
Eco-School of the Year – Castle Tower School, Ballee Campus Fifteen schools across the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area have been...
Jun 26


Norman McBurney OBE Awarded Freedom of the Borough by Mid and East Antrim Council
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford is joined by the new Freeman of the Borough, Norman McBurney OBE. Business...
Jun 25


Go Sun invites community to one final goodbye with farewell buffet and drinks
The Go Sun Restaurant, Ballymena One of Ballymena’s most cherished family-run restaurants is set to reopen its doors for one final...
Jun 25


DUP delegation challenges PSNI on ‘two-tier’ approach to public disorder response
(L-R) Policing Board members Cheryl Brownlees MLA Trevor Clarke MLA, Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton, Paul Frew MLA for North...
Jun 25


PSNI launches renewed appeal over 1972 murder of Joseph Leitch in Cullybackey
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Legacy Investigation Branch have issued a fresh appeal for information regarding...
Jun 25


NII Clean Ltd fined after worker’s fall from roof in Portglenone
Ballymena Magistrates’ Court A cleaning company has been fined £4,000 following a serious health and safety breach that left a worker...
Jun 25


Mid and East Antrim celebrates newly qualified tour guides as local tourism prepares for growth
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Mayor Councillor Jackson Minford with Northern Regional College and Council representatives plus newly...
Jun 25


Man (36) accused of sexual assault of teenage girl in Ballymena remanded in custody
A Filipino man accused of sexually assaulting one teenage girl and arranging for another to be subjected to a “serious sexual assault” ...
Jun 25
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