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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


Co Antrim battery facility will store power to boost National Grid
CGI of proposed battery storage facility approved for County Antrim. Permission was approved at a meeting of Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Jan 12, 2024


Green light for 12 social housing apartments in Ballymena
Houses set to be demolished to make way for new apartments Planning permission for 12 social housing apartments in Harryville, Ballymena,...
Jan 12, 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


Department of Infrastructure refuses planning for Unshinagh Wind Farm in Antrim Hills
Views of the proposed windfarm from various vantage points in Carnlough. The Department for Infrastructure has today issued a Notice of...
Jan 10, 2024


Councillors in Mid & East Antrim approve pay rise
Mid and East Antrim councillors approved an allowance rise at this month’s meeting of the borough council at The Braid, in Ballymena, on...
Jan 10, 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


Council to get money from trees at Carnfunnock Country Park
Tree planting at Carnfunnock Country Park outside Larne will result in a payment of £1,200 per acre for Mid and East Antrim Borough...
Jan 7, 2024


Public permitted to question MEA council for the first time
Members of the public will be able to have their questions answered directly about council issues for the first time at this month’s...
Jan 5, 2024
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