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Feb 28, 2024
The Brick Guys NI are finally coming to Ballymena!
The Brick Guys NI are finally set to visit Ballymena next month and will have plenty to see, touch and enjoy for both young and old. The...


Feb 27, 2024
Hearing loss group receives much needed support from The Gallaher Trust
Trustee Roy Douglas with members of the Ballymena Club for the Hard of Hearing pictured with the Club’s new portable loop system,...

Feb 27, 2024
Residents furious after being left in dark over DfI decision to ‘cut off’ decorative lantern lights
The original lantern style lighting, replaced by the LED light heads (inset). A number of local residents say they've been 'left in the...


Feb 27, 2024
Ballymena pharmacy shortlisted for two prestigious Pharmacy In Focus Awards
A pharmacy in Ballymena has been shortlisted in two categories for the sector's prestigious Pharmacy In Focus Awards 2024. Ballee...


Feb 27, 2024
Mayor of MEA hosts young people for ‘Care Day’ breakfast
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Ald Geradine Mulvenna, with Madison (17) and Makyla (18) from VOYPIC, at the Care Day Breakfast On the...


Feb 27, 2024
Ballymena Gift Card hits £130,000 milestone on first anniversary
Ballymena businesses are crediting the town’s gift card with bringing in sales, with over £130,000 of cards sold to date and over £50,000...


Feb 27, 2024
Support Ballymena Ballerina’s journey from NI to NY through fabulous auction!
Georgia Crawford (17) from Ballymena and eight other HPYB dancers performing ‘Initiation’ by Argyro Tsampazi, at the YAGP Paris...


Feb 26, 2024
Concerns raised over town centre becoming “gambling centre” as decision on arcade deferred
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has deferred ratification of a decision by a committee to approve an application for an amusement...


Feb 26, 2024
Four men sentenced for series of ATM thefts in Ballymena and across Co Antrim
The scene at Tesco Ballymena on the morning of 26th April 2019. (Images: Steven McAuley, McAuley Mutimedia) Four men have today, Monday...


Feb 26, 2024
Ballymena born Professor Wesley Hutchinson to deliver keynote address during Democracy Week 2024
Inset: Sorbonne University Irish Studies academic Professor Wesley Hutchinson Irish Studies academic Professor Wesley Hutchinson - who...


Feb 26, 2024
Wrightbus secures new European order for hydrogen buses
Pioneering zero-emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured another major European order for its hydrogen single deck bus. German...

Feb 25, 2024
Ballymena GP practices merge to provide ‘safe, stable and sustainable’ care for patients
Ballymena Health and Care Centre Three local GP practices based in the Ballymena Health and Care Centre, on the Cushendall Road in the...


Feb 25, 2024
Genesis Network Ballymena announces breakfast event for local Christian businesspeople
Genesis Network Ballymena are extending a warm welcome to all local Christian businesspeople and marketplace leaders to their next hub...


Feb 24, 2024
TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena
Welcome to this week's news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena! This Week's Top 10... 1....


Feb 22, 2024
Ireland U-18 Women’s Squad Announced For Six Nations Festival
The Ireland Under-18 Women’s squad, supported by PwC, for the upcoming U-18 Women’s Six Nations Festival in Colwyn Bay, Wales, has been...

Feb 22, 2024
Plans approved for new £5M fuel service station that will deliver 100 jobs in Ballymena
Site plan for the new £5M service station just off the Larne Road Roundabout in Ballymena. A planning application for a new £5m filling...

Feb 22, 2024
Consultation launched for new Ballymena Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Centre
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has today (Thursday 22nd February) announced a public consultation on the long-awaited Ballymena...


Feb 21, 2024
Man treated for smoke inhalation after house blaze in Portglenone
NI Fire and Rescue Service at the scene of the blaze in Portglenone, County Antrim. A house was extensively damaged on Wednesday...


Feb 21, 2024
Road closure planned as police return to scene of fatal collision outside Ballymena
Police have announced they are to return this evening to the scene of a fatal road traffic collision which occurred in Dunloy at the end...


Feb 21, 2024
Growth drive for Northern Ireland logistics firm
Pallet-Track, one of the leading UK pallet networks, is delighted to announce its existing Shareholder Member, TST Group, is extending...
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