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MEA bin collections, household recycling centre and toilet closures for upcoming public holidays
Ahead of upcoming public holidays, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has provided details for bin collections, as well as household...
Mar 13, 2024


American marching band to step out in visit to Mid and East Antrim
Clover High School Band from South Carolina The Clover High School Band from South Carolina will be taking to the streets of Larne to...
Mar 12, 2024


Kilwaughter Minerals continues support of Air Ambulance NI with £20,000 donation
L-R: Colleen Milligan, Business Development Manager at Air Ambulance NI, and Caroline Rowley, Business Development Director at...
Mar 10, 2024


Council imposes maximum fine for fly-tipping in Mid and East Antrim
Fly-tipping in Mid and East Antrim will result in a penalty of £400 after councillors approved a steeper fine at a recent meeting of the...
Mar 10, 2024


Health Minister offers assurances over future of services at Moyle Hospital
Health Minister Robin Swann has offered an assurance over the future of outpatient services at the Moyle Hospital in Larne. The issue was...
Mar 9, 2024


Man sentenced in court for illegal moneylending in the Larne area
A 45-year-old man has been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for offences as a result of an investigation by the Paramilitary Crime Task...
Mar 8, 2024


Mayor attends Belfast Region City Deal Briefing which will benefit towns in Mid and East Antrim
Pictured is Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna and Council’s Major Projects Programme Director Jonathan McGrandle....
Mar 7, 2024


Councillors consider derelict town centre buildings across Mid and East Antrim
A quarter of properties in Larne town centre are vacant, according to an audit carried out by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council...
Mar 6, 2024


MEA play park to be saved from Council cuts in memory of Scarlett
County Antrim schoolgirl Scarlett Rossborough who sadly died in a tragic road accident last August. A play park under threat of closure...
Feb 29, 2024


“Good progress” on GP contractor appointment
Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed that “good progress” is being made in relation to appointing a new contractor for Larne Medical...
Feb 28, 2024


Outline planning permission approved for new major housing development
Outline planning permission was granted for a new housing development in Larne by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning...
Feb 24, 2024


MEA Council gives green light for 87 new affordable homes and social housing units
A planning application for 87 new homes in Larne’s Antiville estate was approved at a meeting of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s...
Feb 23, 2024


Ireland U-18 Women’s Squad Announced For Six Nations Festival
The Ireland Under-18 Women’s squad, supported by PwC, for the upcoming U-18 Women’s Six Nations Festival in Colwyn Bay, Wales, has been...
Feb 22, 2024


MEA Council continues discussions with community groups on bonfire management plan for borough
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has failed to make a decision on bonfire management a year after being first told to agree a way...
Feb 19, 2024


Disability groups in Mid and East Antrim to be invited to take part in 'lived experience' workshop
Disability groups in Mid and East Antrim are to be invited to take part in a workshop with councillors to discuss the way forward for a...
Feb 18, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council celebrates NI Apprenticeship Week
Ballymena Academy pupils with Eugene Clarke, CEO, Clarke; Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; and Mr. Heaney from...
Feb 18, 2024


Reconnect with volunteering for Women’s Aid ABCLN
Women’s Aid ABCLN Reconnect Development Worker, Bronagh O’Boyle. Reconnect with volunteering for Women’s Aid ABCLN and join an...
Feb 17, 2024


Businesses take action requesting full audit of value for money and financial management at MEA Council
Larne Business Forum is to write to the Local Government Auditor calling for a detailed independent audit of value for money and...
Feb 14, 2024


Vote JK Rowling in MEA - Council asserts ‘the write to vote’ during Democracy Week
Pupils from Ballycarry Primary School get ready for the Top Children’s Author elections. The school is one of 14 taking part in the...
Feb 14, 2024


Statement from Mid & East Antrim Borough Council following ‘behind closed doors’ Rate meeting
Statement from Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has agreed an increase in the domestic district rate...
Feb 13, 2024
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