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Ballymena backlash grows as petition gathers momentum over Council rejection of family leisure complex
The Ballee Playing Fields site brought to market by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, now accused of putting financial value ahead of...
Jun 29, 2025


Jill Bakes The Alphabet | ‘M’ is for Malteser Squares
For me it's a tie between Malteser buns and fifteens for my favourite traybake so 'M' had to be Malteser buns! Also, let me know are...
Jun 29, 2025


Second man arrested in Ballymena slurry incident as hate crime investigation continues
A second man has been arrested by police investigating the spreading of slurry on several roads in Ballymena during the early hours of...
Jun 29, 2025


End of an era as Portglenone Primary bids emotional farewell to Vice Principal Patricia Goldring
Mrs Patricia Goldring with husband Maurice (right), daughter Maria, and Mr Eugene Mullen, Principal of Portglenone Primary School St...
Jun 29, 2025


Portglenone’s Rachel Moore shines at CAFRE Loughry Campus Awards Day
Rachel Moore from Portglenone was presented with the Dairy UK prize for attaining highest marks in dairy related subjects. Rachel...
Jun 28, 2025


TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena – Saturday 28 June 2025
Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena! This week’s Top 10...
Jun 28, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


“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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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