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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
MEA Council’s Planning Department on the move to new home in Ardeevin
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning Department is set to move from November 11 from its former base at Silverwood Business...

Nov 1, 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
Plans revealed for new dog park at Glenarm Castle Estate
A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for a dog park at Glenarm Castle Estate. An accompanying...


Oct 31, 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 29, 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 28, 2024
MEA Councillors raise replacement of forgotten railings on east Antrim coast
Rusty seafront railings on the east Antrim coast have been brought to the attention of Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads...


Oct 28, 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 22, 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
Green light for transformation of former Misty Burn Café
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council have given the green light to plans which will breathe new life into a local 300-year-old landmark...


Oct 21, 2024
ion Ventures welcomes green light for Ballymena solar project
ion Ventures Ltd (ion Ventures), an international energy transition platform focused on developing, building, owning and operating...

Oct 18, 2024
Late Queen's portrait to be placed in mayor's parlour in The Braid
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has voted to hang a portrait of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the mayor’s parlour at The...


Oct 18, 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 17, 2024
Approval for Ballymena solar farm “the size of 93 football pitches” despite 72 objections
A planning application for a solar farm outside Ballymena was granted by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Planning Committee at a...


Oct 17, 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 16, 2024
From toilet seats to office chairs - MEA Council plans reveal change of use for Wellington Court
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has submitted plans which will see the former Wellington Court toilets repurposed into space for...


Oct 15, 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 14, 2024
SALE AGREED: Plans appear to be progressing for new Lidl store in Ballymena
Site sale agreed. Inset: CGI of new build Lidl concept store under construction currently in Coleraine. Ballymena's retail scene...

Oct 12, 2024
Trauma informed practice crucial for Councils says Donnelly
Larne Lough Alliance Councillor Maeve Donnelly Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has approved a motion to adopt a “trauma-informed...


Oct 12, 2024
Mid & East Antrim’s 2024/25 Science Summer School initiative launched
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Alderman Beth Adger MBE at the launch of Science Summer School 2024/25 with Lord Andrew Mawson OBE from The...
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