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New initiative launches to train HGV and bus drivers in Mid & East Antrim
Mid & East Antrim Labour Market Partnership (MEALMP) has announced the launch of the Transport Academy, aimed at training unemployed or...
Nov 5, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Remembrance Services 2024
A number of events will take place this coming weekend across Mid and East Antrim as communities going together to mark Remembrance...
Nov 5, 2024


Mid & East Antrim gears up for festive extravaganza with Christmas lights switch on!
Mid and East Antrim is set to sparkle as towns across the borough including Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus, prepare to bring families...
Nov 4, 2024


Evergreen investment makes for tree-mendous festive makeover for Mid and East Antrim
Pictured is Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA with Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Beth Adger MBE. Mid and East Antrim is...
Nov 4, 2024


Asda Foundation awards over £12,000 of funding to support NI foodbanks this winter
Asda Larne Community Champion presents Larne Foodbank with £1,000 grant cheque from the Asda Foundation Asda’s charity, The Asda...
Nov 3, 2024


National Lottery grants awarded in Co Antrim as new multi-million pound funding programme announced
Con Magees GAC, All Stars celebration event for adults with additional needs. The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded...
Nov 3, 2024


MEA Council fails in bid to get backing from Stormont to issue fines to local residents
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has failed in a bid to get backing from Stormont to issue fixed penalties for bins blocking streets....
Nov 1, 2024


Council: 2024 bonfire season characterised by “strong working relationships between all partners”
More than 1,000 tyres were removed from a bonfire site at Millbrook outside Larne, a report to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s...
Oct 31, 2024


Council launches pre-loved toys scheme for sixth year!
Mayor with Marita McAlister from MEA Council’s Waste Department. Give pre-loved toys a new home this festive season! From Monday 28...
Oct 29, 2024


MEA Roads Update: Frontline services prioritised but “limited service policy” for routine maintenance
Mid and East Antrim councillors were presented with Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads Northern Division’s annual report, at a...
Oct 28, 2024


Local schools receive hard-hitting road safety message at award-winning PSNI Road Safe Roadshow
Teenagers from schools in the Ballymena and Larne areas were the recipients of a hard-hitting road safety message at the award-winning...
Oct 23, 2024


No free use of council facilities in Mid and East Antrim
Mid and East Antrim councillors have agreed that there should be no free use of council facilities on the grounds of equality. They have...
Oct 22, 2024


Planning permission to redevelop Carnfunnock Country Park given green light
A new bikers' haven on the Antrim coast is one step closer to becoming a reality after planning permission to redevelop Carnfunnock...
Oct 18, 2024


Councillor Bréanainn Lyness leds tributes to residents who have recently died
Deputy Mayor, Ballymena Sinn Fein Councillor Bréanainn Lyness Mid and East Antrim councillors stood to observe a minute’s silence as a...
Oct 17, 2024


Mid and East Antrim ranked second closely behind Belfast for new business startups
A new study aimed to identify emerging business hubs across the UK, particularly outside busy cities with well-established corporate...
Oct 17, 2024


Council considers buying two street cleansing machines costing £200K to clean up after dogs
Mid and East Antrim councillors have backed a motion for the council to purchase two dog foul street cleansing machines. The motion was...
Oct 15, 2024


Have some frightful fun in Mid and East Antrim this October!
As the leaves fall and the nights grow darker, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is thrilled to announce a series of fang-tastic...
Oct 14, 2024


Over 2,000 residents in ‘housing stress’ in Mid and East Antrim
Housing Executive chief executive, Grainia Long Mid and East Antrim had 2,340 residents in housing stress at the end of March, the...
Oct 12, 2024


Larne Town Park unveils community skate park!
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has announced the opening of a fantastic new skate park at Larne Town Park! A celebration was held...
Oct 7, 2024


Mandy hangs up her pager after 26 years of service with HM Coastguard
On the stroke of midnight, September 30, 2024, Mandy Johnston, a dedicated Coastguard Rescue Officer, turned off her pager for the last...
Oct 5, 2024
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