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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
Glamping park plan for paintball facility in Co Antrim
Site plan for the proposed glamping park in County Antrim. A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough...
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
Date set for £6.1m refurbishment works to commence at Carnfunnock
Plans for new bike park at Carnfunnock, County Antrim Work on a £6.1m refurbishment of Carnfunnock Country Park outside Larne is...
Jan 29, 2024
Free funding information roadshow for community and voluntary groups across Mid and East Antrim
Members of Larne Community Cluster with the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Ald. Gerardine Mulvenna Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in...
Jan 28, 2024
Man sentenced after pleading guilty to allow five dogs to suffer and failing to ensure their welfare
Conor Ward aged 31, of Cranny Avenue, Carnlough was sentenced at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 24 January, after previously...
Jan 25, 2024
Councillors updated on MEA village projects including new greenway between Cullybackey and Galgorm
A Mid and East Antrim councillor has called for the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to “take responsibility” for greenway maintenance...
Jan 24, 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
Professor Brian Cox inspires local STEAM students through Science School Project in Ballymena
Professor Brian Cox pictured today with local students at The Braid in Ballymena Leading physicist and television presenter Professor...
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
Ballymena Registration Office moves to new home in the Braid
Ballymena’s Registration Office is relocating to The Braid (Bridge Street, Ballymena) on Thursday 8 February. The Registrar’s service is...
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
Concerns raised over ‘more than 100 gaming machines in one street’ as rival moves shop in Ballymena
Sunday opening will not be permitted under the terms of an amusement permit granted by Mid and East Antrim councillors at a meeting on...
Jan 18, 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
Consultation opens on exciting £6.1M transformation of Carnfunnock
Proposals for the new play park area at Carnfunnock Carnfunnock Country Park - a 191-arce site just outside Larne on the beautiful Antrim...
Jan 16, 2024
Mid and East Antrim Council heeds calls from families to take action over flooding at local cemetery
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council have confirmed that new drainage works are planned, and will begin in the near future to alleviate...
Jan 15, 2024
Kilwaughter Quarry extension will support 250 jobs & provide “significant local economic positivity”
Kilwaughter Quarry in Larne, County Antrim. Permission was granted for an extension of Kilwaughter Quarry outside Larne at a meeting of...
Jan 14, 2024
Forget ‘Blue Monday’ | MEA Mayor meets local Samaritans volunteers
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Ald. Gerardine Mulvenna, pictured with Samaritan volunteers from the Ballymena area - Jed Murray, Lynda...
Jan 13, 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
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