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Sep 23
Queen’s Announces Seamus Heaney Fellows for 2024-25 - and two are from Ballymena!
Pictured L-R: Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of...
Sep 19
Translink delivers level crossing safety awareness training to agri-students
Translink’s Level Crossing Risk Manager, Keith Pollock and Joe Mulholland, Senior Lecturer Agriculture at CAFRE with this year’s intake...
Sep 18
Education Committee launches inquiry into provision of RSE in schools
The Assembly Committee for Education has today launched an inquiry into the teaching and implementation of Relationships and Sexuality...
Sep 18
David lifts bronze for Team UK at WorldSkills 2024 competition in France
Ballymena man David McKeown In a fantastic achievement, young Broughshane man David McKeown demonstrated his world-class skills on the...
Sep 16
Local food and drink producers join the ‘Let’s Go Visit’ Series
Judith Taylor - Polly & Archies; Graham Boyd - Black Arch Distillery Ltd; Mayor Ald Beth Adger MBE; Allastar McGarry, Business Client...
Sep 13
Declan Lawn looking forward to meeting up with old Ballymena friends at St Louis Centenary Gala Ball
Blue Lights screenwriter, Declan Lawn, is heading back to Ballymena this November to compère the St Louis Centenary Gala Ball. Taking...
Sep 11
People are Health & Social Care’s greatest strength – Minister
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, pictured at Causeway Hospital, Coleraine, with (from left) Jacqui Reid, Northern Trust Director of Human...
Sep 10
Department of Education's £20M social need initiative to tackle educational disadvantage
A new £20m Department of Education programme to tackle educational disadvantage in communities was outlined to councillors at a meeting...
Sep 9
Ho Ho Ho! Dobbies calls for Santas and elves to deliver some Christmas magic
As the holiday season jingles closer and Santa polishes his sleigh in preparation, Dobbies, one of the biggest employers of Santas and...
Sep 8
Northern Ireland Education Minister's £250k mobile phone pouch scheme faces criticism
North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston (TUV) In a move that has sparked both support and criticism across Northern Ireland, Education Minister...
Sep 7
New book tells the story of Kintullagh House and St Louis Grammar School in Ballymena
Have you ever wondered how St Louis Grammar School was established in Ballymena in 1924? How Kintullagh House became a convent and the...
Sep 5
Education Minister’s £250k spend on ‘magnetic pouches’ is extremely concerning says Guy
Alliance Education spokesperson, Michelle Guy MLA Alliance Education spokesperson, Michelle Guy MLA, expresses concerns over the...
Sep 5
Ulster University nominated for University of the Year award
Ulster University Belfast campus. Ulster University has been shortlisted for University of the Year by Times Higher Education, placing...
Sep 4
Magherafelt based Dormans appoints NI drinks industry expert
Jeff Tosh (centre) is welcomed to Dormans Hospitality Group by Directors Henry and Ryan McGlone. Jeff Tosh, one of the most well-known...
Sep 4
Student Safety campaign launched ahead of return to university
Pictured at the launch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Student Safety campaign are (from left) Caroline Young, Vice-President...
Sep 3
Education Minister issues guidance recommending schools should not allow use of mobile phones
Education Minister, Paul Givan chatting to pupils at St Columbanus College, Bangor. Education Minister Paul Givan has today issued new...
Sep 1
Tap to Travel pupil passes to take effect for new term
As pupils prepare to return to school for a new term, Translink and the Education Authority are reminding pupils, parents and schools...
Aug 31
International staff “very welcome and deeply valued”: Nesbitt
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt with internationally recruited doctors (from left): Urology Consultant Dr Sartaj Wali Khan; Radiology...
Aug 24
Ballymena Academy students defy national trend and excel with impressive GCSE results
Students at Ballymena Academy who have excelled in this year’s GCSE examinations. In a year where educational institutions across the...
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