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Public land, private interests? Calls grow for Council to pause controversial Ballee sale
Legal and planning concerns surrounding the controversial sale of Ballee Playing Fields continue to escalate, as Raceview Karting owner...
19 hours ago


Summer Serenades: Mid and East Antrim to host free Sunday concerts this summer across borough
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is set to bring music to the masses this summer with the return of ‘Summer Serenades’, a much-loved...
4 days ago


Carnfunnock Country Park temporarily closes for £6.1m redevelopment project
Cutting the sod on the £6.1m refurbishment of Carnfunnock Park, the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford is joined by...
7 days ago


Budding entrepreneurs find confidence and careers through Go Succeed Tourism Academy in MEA
(From left) Kelli McRoberts Carrickfergus Enterprise; Simon White; Helen Kane; Elizabeth Skillen; Maggie Binnie; Fiona Lauder; Helen...
Jul 9


Barr welcomes new part-time 20mph scheme at local primary schools
Ulster Unionist Councillor Alan Barr (Braid) Ulster Unionist Councillor Alan Barr has welcomed the inclusion of two Braid area schools in...
Jul 9


Plans reveal new 2.4km nature trail greenway along River Maine, linking Cullybackey to Galgorm
A graphic showing one of the new bridges in situ between Cullybackey and Galgorm. A planning application has been lodged with Mid and...
Jul 5


Council seeks public input on standardised blue bin recycling plans across Mid and East Antrim
Residents across Mid and East Antrim are being encouraged to have their say on a new standardised household recycling collection model...
Jul 2


Mid & East Antrim Council prosecute for no dog licence, straying and permitting dogs to foul
A number of individuals were convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 25 June 2025 with the Magistrates Court imposing...
Jul 2


Norman McBurney OBE awarded Freedom of the Borough for services to industry and community
Mr & Mrs Norman McBurney with Cllr Armstrong and Cllr Philpott, Proposer and Seconder of the Freedom of the Borough Motion Norman...
Jul 1


Carrickfergus commemorates wartime heroes with new historical panels
George Horner and his daughters. Two interpretive historical panels celebrating Carrickfergus’s remarkable wartime stories have been...
Jun 30


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


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


“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


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


Mid and East Antrim celebrates newly qualified tour guides as local tourism prepares for growth
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Mayor Councillor Jackson Minford with Northern Regional College and Council representatives plus newly...
Jun 25


Public outcry as it’s revealed councillors rejected family leisure proposal for Ballee Playing Fields
Aerial view of Ballee Playing Fields, Ballymena Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is facing public scrutiny after it was revealed last...
Jun 24


MEA Council plan Carrickfergus Christmas glow-up with £135K funding for new lights
Preparations for the Christmas season in Carrickfergus have commenced with an upgrade of civic lighting being planned. Mid and East...
Jun 24


Meeting loneliness together: MEA marks Loneliness Awareness Week 2025 with community events
Mayor, Jackson Minford, pictured along with Anne O'Reilly, Chair of Northern Health & Social Care Trust, Marjorie Hawkins, Chair of M&E...
Jun 21


Historic Clough Cemetery extension completed, securing burial space for 50 years
The project team and landowners joined the outgoing Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman William McCaughey; L-R, Kieran Murray, Adman,...
Jun 20


Planning application seeks demolition and apartment build in Ballymena
The current site entrance on Springwell Street, Ballymena. A planning application has been lodged with Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Jun 20
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