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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 3, 2024
National Lottery grants awarded in Co Antrim as new multi-million pound funding programme announced
Con Magees GAC, All Stars celebration event for adults with additional needs. The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded...

Nov 3, 2024
Jill Bakes | Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
It feels like autumn and slow cooker season has arrived. Super easy, minimal prep and maximum taste! You can customise how hot this is by...

Nov 2, 2024
TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena - Saturday 2 November 2024
Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena! This week’s Top 10...

Nov 2, 2024
Ballymena Trick or Treat Trail sees families descend on town centre for popping Halloween fun!
Families from near and far descended on Ballymena town centre this week as the inaugural Trick or Treat Trail, hosted by the talented...

Nov 2, 2024
Ballymena’s 2024 Discount Day – a shopping event not to be missed!
This Thursday, 7th November, from 9 AM to 9 PM, Ballymena will host its Annual Discount Day, organised by the Ballymena 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
Major new TV drama adaption Trespasses filming in Ballymena
A pub in Ballymena has become the latest filming location for a new TV drama adaptation Trespasses , starring Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen...

Oct 31, 2024
Ballymena Veterans Group launches new online support hub at health and wellbeing initiative
The Veterans Support Group Ballymena (VSGB) is set to host a free health event at the Services Club Ballymena on Saturday, November 2nd,...


Oct 31, 2024
NI Secretary visits Wrightbus on back of landmark £18.2 billion Budget boost to the region
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP with Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales. Leading zero emission bus pioneer Wrightbus...


Oct 31, 2024
Health Minister meets with health visitors and school nurses in Ballymena
During his visit to Ballymena the Health Minister heard about the enhanced health visiting service within the Causeway Multi-Disciplinary...

Oct 31, 2024
Ballymena charity BraveheartsNI celebrates a decade of support at upcoming Gala Ball
BraveheartsNI, a charity dedicated to supporting individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD) across Northern Ireland, is set to...


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 30, 2024
Filmed in Gracehill | New detective drama series Ellis hits screens this week!
Sharon D Clarke as DCI Ellis A brand new three-part detective drama series filmed in Gracehill and other locations around Northern...

Oct 30, 2024
Ballymena teen chosen to advocate for young people as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Ambassador
Seventeen-year-old Alex Steede A young man from Ballymena in County Antrim wants to raise awareness about hidden disabilities through his...


Oct 30, 2024
Whiz-Pup! Dogs Trust Ballymena issues firework advice for owners
Research from Dogs Trust Ballymena has revealed that almost half of the UK’s dogs are affected by fireworks, and with displays expected...


Oct 30, 2024
Court appearance following alleged assault and firearm incident in Ballymena
Two local men, James Kenny, aged 62, and Daniel Sherwin, aged 25, both residents of Orkney Drive, appeared in court today charged in...


Oct 30, 2024
Police charge two men to court following assault in Ballymena
Detectives from Ballymena CID, investigating an assault in the Orkney Drive area of Ballymena on Tuesday, 29th October, have charged two...


Oct 29, 2024
Two men arrested after man assaulted at house in Ballymena
Detectives in Ballymena have made two arrests after they received a report that a man had been assaulted at 6.15am this morning, Tuesday...

Oct 29, 2024
Local councillor appeals for community help after woman injured in hit and run collision
Braid Sinn Féin Councillor Archie Rae Braid Sinn Féin Councillor Archie Rae has appealed for the community’s help to aid a police...
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