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Craigywarren Vintage Rally returns with classic vehicles, family fun, and entertainment!
The much-loved Craigywarren Vintage Rally and Family Fun Day is set to make its return on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June, promising...
May 13, 2025


Mid & East Antrim retains fortnightly bin collections amid return to blue bin co-mingled recycling
Mid and East Antrim households will retain fortnightly collections following a return to mixed dry recycling bin collections, ...
May 13, 2025


Woman remanded after criminal damage to Chloe Mitchell Memorial Garden in Ballymena
A 38-year-old woman has been remanded in custody following a court appearance for criminal damage to a memorial garden in Wakehurst Park,...
May 13, 2025


Two arrested in Ballymena following drug seizure and firearm discovery
Police in Ballymena have arrested a 52-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman after a vehicle search in the Doury Road area led to the...
May 13, 2025


Mid & East Antrim Council endorses Cllr Maeve Donnelly’s call for improved post-19 SEN provision
Alliance Councillor Maeve Donnelly Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has passed a motion calling for significant improvements in...
May 13, 2025


Ballymena councillor urges respect for parent and child parking spaces amid ongoing misuse concerns
Braid Ulster Unionist Councillor Alan Barr has called for greater respect and responsibility from drivers when using parent and child...
May 13, 2025


Mid and East Antrim Council supports motion for stronger private renter protections
Councillor Aaron Skinner and Councillor Chelsea Harwood Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has formally backed a motion from Alliance...
May 13, 2025


Ballymena Rotary Club’s Technology Challenge sparks innovation among young engineers
The Cullybackey College team who finished first place in Ballymena Rotary Club’s annual technology challenge, hosted by Northern Regional...
May 12, 2025


‘Literally’ drink-driving: Man arrested after seen drinking lager while driving in Ballymena
Police Interceptors pulled the silver car over in Ballymena A man has been arrested in the Ballymena area after Police Service of...
May 12, 2025


Police charge woman over damage to Chloe Mitchell memorial garden in Ballymena
Memorial Garden for Chloe Mitchell A woman has been charged in connection with a report of criminal damage to a memorial garden,...
May 12, 2025


Jill Bakes The Alphabet | ‘I’ is for icing - Jill’s perfect buttercream icing!
‘I’ is for Icing - the perfect vanilla buttercream for delicious cakes and cupcakes! For those of you who don’t know, I used to make...
May 11, 2025


Belfast Brunch Co helps raise over £21,000 for Northern Ireland Hospice at Ballymena fundraiser
Pictured are Belfast Brunch Co organisers, with NI Hospice staff, Fundraiser Julie Martin and Grace Stewart, Head of NI Children’s...
May 11, 2025


NRC to host farewell event as Trostan Avenue and Farm Lodge campuses prepare to close
Northern Regional College’s Trostan Avenue campus when it opened in Ballymena in the 1960s. Image: Old Photos of Ballymena Northern...
May 10, 2025


TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena – Saturday 10 May 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...
May 10, 2025


Dale Farm raises £65,000 for Cancer Focus NI and extends charity partnership
Members of Dale Farm’s charity committee at Dale Farm House with Rosie Forsythe, Corporate Fundraising Manager at Cancer Focus NI....
May 10, 2025


NI apprentices set sights on WorldSkills Shanghai 2026
Northern Regional College students Jaime Matthews and Charlie Fleck Two joinery apprentices from Northern Regional College are preparing...
May 10, 2025


Fisherwick Play Park opens after 50-year wait!
Councillor Bréanainn Lyness, Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, pictured with Cillian, a young local resident who is...
May 10, 2025


Young innovators build real-world solutions at Northern Regional College
Northern Regional College students behind the The Beauty Wheel project Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, in collaboration with...
May 9, 2025


Green light for twenty new homes in Portglenone
Housing design for some of the new homes in Portglenone Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has granted planning permission for new...
May 8, 2025


Wrightbus secures £150m HSBC UK funding to power global green transport expansion
Wrightbus, the UK’s leading zero-emission bus manufacturer based in Ballymena, has secured a landmark £150 million finance package from...
May 8, 2025
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