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Mid & East Antrim to host first-ever Black Desert NI Legends Golf Tour at Galgorm

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, joins Galgorm Golf Club’s Director of Golf, Ross Oliver as they tee up for this...

Aug 4

Larne Leisure Centre arson disrupts MEAqua plans and projected income growth

Larne Leisure Centre following an arson attack at the front entrance of the facility The financial impact of an arson attack on Larne...

Aug 3

Storm Floris named as Northern Ireland braces for disruptive weather

Storm Floris has officially been named by the Met Office, with forecasters warning of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive...

Aug 1

Larne Leisure Centre repairs underway as Summer Schemes continue at alternative venues

Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Councillor Jackson Minford meets the management team at Larne Leisure Centre (l-r) David Taylor,...

Aug 1

Council launches new Performance Improvement Plan to enhance services, economy & community wellbeing

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Interim Chief Executive, Valerie Watts, launches the 2025-26 Performance Improvement Plan. Mid and...

Jul 28

Council chief threatens legal action amid explosive row over Sunday recycling centre access

Inset: Alliance Knockagh Councillor Aaron Skinner, and below, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Interim Chief Executive, Valerie Watts...

Jul 27

Mid & East Antrim Council seeks Executive backing for recovery and reset plan after June disturbances

Inset: Interim Chief Executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Valerie Watts Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has agreed to...

Jul 25

Council Chief rebukes councillor’s “offensive” outburst during discussion on community recovery

Inset: Valerie Watts, chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, and DUP Alderman Rueben Glover. A row erupted during a...

Jul 23

Cllr Alan Barr welcomes start of Knockan Road Car Park resurfacing in Broughshane

Resurfacing work has officially commenced at the Knockan Road car park in Broughshane, a move welcomed by Ulster Unionist Party...

Jul 22

Larne gap site to be revitalised as pop-up park in £171K community initiative

Minister Lyons is pictured with Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Councillor Jackson Minford A long-vacant site in Larne town centre is set...

Jul 22

Schools dig into gardening with hands-on growing club initiative

Camphill Primary School pupils building pea structures to help growing stems Three local primary schools in the Mid and East Antrim...

Jul 18

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...

Jul 16

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...

Jul 13

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...

Jul 10

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...