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Feb 13, 2024
Local school makes ‘tree-mendous’ effort in latest biodiversity activity with Moy Park
Moy Park partnered with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and pupils from Camphill PS to plant 100 trees on the school grounds. Moy...

Feb 13, 2024
Cllr Alan Barr speaks out following Rate hike and promises not to go back on his word to electorate
Braid Ulster Unionist Councillor, Alan Barr Braid Ulster Unionist Councillor, Alan Barr, has voiced his disapproval of the recent rate...

Feb 13, 2024
Statement from Mid & East Antrim Borough Council following ‘behind closed doors’ Rate meeting
Statement from Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has agreed an increase in the domestic district rate...


Feb 13, 2024
Things got “hot and heavy” behind closed doors as MEA councillors debated highest rate hike in NI
It was a marathon three hour session at The Braid on Monday night (12th February) as councillors met to discuss setting the rate for...


Feb 12, 2024
Council Officers understood to be proposing Rate increase of 9.97% in Mid and East Antrim
It is understood Mid and East Antrim Borough Council officers are recommending an increase of 9.97% ahead of this evening's meeting to...


Feb 12, 2024
Residents and businesses brace themselves for “devastating” rates hike in Mid & East Antrim
Residents and businesses in Mid and East Antrim are bracing themselves for a a “devastating” rates hike of at around ten per cent when...


Feb 11, 2024
Ballymena Showgrounds earmarked for new 3G pitch
Ballymena Showgrounds. Image: Mark Cannon Nine clubs responded to a community consultation over sports pitches in Mid and East Antrim...


Feb 11, 2024
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council seeks feedback on its 2024-25 Performance Improvement Plan
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has released a draft of its Performance Improvement Plan for the period April 2024 to March 2025 and...


Feb 11, 2024
JILL BAKES | Jill’s Ultimate Fluffy Pancakes
These are super easy to make - you don’t even need scales so they’re perfect to make with kids! Seriously though, they are the best...


Feb 11, 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 TEN… 1. My...


Feb 11, 2024
Man charged after seizure of drugs worth £225,000 in Ballymena
A 48-year-old man has been charged with possession of a Class B controlled drug, possession with intent to supply a Class B controlled...


Feb 10, 2024
Man arrested and drugs seized worth an estimated £225,000 in Ballymena
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Paramilitary Crime Task Force have today, Saturday 10th February, arrested a man...


Feb 9, 2024
U-TURN expected by MEA Council on closure of Ballymena town centre public toilets
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is understood to be considering reopening Ballymena town centre's only local authority-owned public...

Feb 9, 2024
Not “in the name of the TUV” – Gaston hits out at 10% rates hike for Mid & East Antrim
Pictured Councillor Timothy Gaston Bannside TUV Councillor Timothy Gaston has hit out after it was revealed on Thursday (8th February)...


Feb 9, 2024
Man charged following drugs discovery in Ballymena
Police in Ballymena have charged a man to court, following the search of a property in the Carnduff Drive area of the town yesterday,...


Feb 9, 2024
Wrightbus Ballymena looking for 80 apprentices as firm continues expansion
A few of the current Wrightbus apprentices Pioneering zero-emission transport manufacturer Wrightbus is planning to recruit 80 new...


Feb 8, 2024
Mid and East Antrim residents set to face rates hike of around 10 per cent
Residents across Mid and East Antrim Borough are expected to be landed with a rates hike of around 10% for the year ahead. Council...


Feb 8, 2024
Man injured in armed robbery in Ballymena
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of an armed robbery at the Lisnevenagh Road area of Ballymena on Wednesday...


Feb 8, 2024
Women and two young girls arrested following three reports of theft from shops in Ballymena
Police in Ballymena, investigating a report of retail theft in the Fairhill Lane area of the town, have arrested two girls aged 11 and...


Feb 8, 2024
Wrightbus secures new order to deliver dozens of zero-emission buses to London
Pioneering zero-emission bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a new order with Arriva to deliver 87 new buses to London. The order...
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