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Ballymena Showgrounds earmarked for new 3G pitch
Ballymena Showgrounds. Image: Mark Cannon Nine clubs responded to a community consultation over sports pitches in Mid and East Antrim...
Feb 11, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council seeks feedback on its 2024-25 Performance Improvement Plan
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has released a draft of its Performance Improvement Plan for the period April 2024 to March 2025 and...
Feb 11, 2024


U-TURN expected by MEA Council on closure of Ballymena town centre public toilets
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is understood to be considering reopening Ballymena town centre's only local authority-owned public...
Feb 9, 2024


Not “in the name of the TUV” – Gaston hits out at 10% rates hike for Mid & East Antrim
Pictured Councillor Timothy Gaston Bannside TUV Councillor Timothy Gaston has hit out after it was revealed on Thursday (8th February)...
Feb 9, 2024


Mid and East Antrim residents set to face rates hike of around 10 per cent
Residents across Mid and East Antrim Borough are expected to be landed with a rates hike of around 10% for the year ahead. Council...
Feb 8, 2024


PSNI announce new District Commander for Mid and East Antrim
Pictured Superintendent Ian McCormick The Police Service of Northern Ireland is delighted to announce that Superintendent Ian McCormick...
Feb 5, 2024


MEA Council U-turn on car park charges welcomed but decision raises questions
Broughshane Street Car Park in Ballymena, used daily before charges were introduced by Mid & East Antrim Council (left), then after...
Feb 4, 2024


Mid & East Antrim Council does u-turn on recently introduced car park charges
Mid and East Antrim Council has confirmed today, Friday 2nd February, it set to reverse the recent introduction of car parking charges at...
Feb 2, 2024


Detectives in MEA urge business owners to be wary of scammers after company sustains “significant losses”
Detectives are urging business owners to be wary of scammers impersonating reputable companies, following a report from a local company...
Feb 1, 2024


£42m Carrickfergus regeneration takes leap forward with McAdam Design appointment
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna, pictured with (L-R) Gerard Murray (DfC), Alderman Robert Logan, Councillor...
Jan 31, 2024


Motorbike and other items seized by detectives investigating import of 50kg of Class B drugs in Co Antrim
Motorbike that was seized during searches of the property Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime...
Jan 25, 2024


MEA Councillors hear of new regulations and charges of almost £200 for late running funerals
Ballee Cemetery in Ballymena Funeral directors arriving late for burials in Mid and East Antrim cemeteries can expect an additional...
Jan 24, 2024


Cllr David Clarke departs the DUP to go alone on Mid and East Antrim Council
A Mid and East Antrim councillor who resigned from the DUP last week will continue his four-year term as an Independent. Carrick Castle...
Jan 23, 2024


MEA Council set to introduce cranes to lift coffins weighing more than 25 stone
Ballee Cemetery Coffins weighing more than 25 stone will require a crane for burials in Mid and East Antrim’s council-owned cemeteries,...
Jan 22, 2024


MEA’s ‘refugee hotel’ looks set for transformation with £21M nursing home plans
A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for change of use at the former Loughshore Hotel in...
Jan 19, 2024


Councillors hear update on council’s emergency planning procedures in event of civic emergency
Leisure centres in Mid and East Antrim will be opened to residents during a civic emergency, councillors have been told. The borough...
Jan 17, 2024


Memorials will mark milestone anniversary of UDR Greenfinches
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has approved memorials and commemoration events to mark the 50th anniversary of the recruitment of...
Jan 13, 2024


Councillors back review of water safety across Mid & East Antrim
Lake at the Ecos Nature Park in Ballymena. Image: Peter Hayes Mid and East Antrim councillors have backed a motion for a review of water...
Jan 11, 2024


MEA Council approves action plan in relation to asylum seeker support services
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has approved an action plan to fund services for asylum seekers and refugees just three months before...
Jan 9, 2024


Nominate your favourite sporting stars for the Mid and East Antrim Sports Awards 2024!
Nominations for this year’s prestigious Mid and East Antrim Sports Awards are now open – celebrating the Borough’s outstanding sporting...
Jan 8, 2024
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