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NEWS

Feb 12
Calling all rafters! Portrush Raft Race is GO!!
The planning for Portrush Raft Race 2025 is ‘GO’ - and the excitement is real for Raft Race 2025. Once again Portrush Yacht Club (PYC)...

Feb 12
Call for vigilance after man tells of 'devastating impact' of romance fraud
A man from Northern Ireland who was deceived by a fraudster into giving more than £200,000 in a romance scam has shared his ordeal to...

Feb 12
Broughshane play park partial refurbishment commencing soon
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is pleased the announce the partial refurbishment of Knockan Road play park in Broughshane will begin...


Feb 12
Education Minister announces investment of £4million in outdoor learning equipment for schools
Education Minister Paul Givan has officially launched the Outdoor Learning Project to enhance pupil experiences of outdoor learning. The...


Feb 12
Carnlough’s Harbourview Hotel completes first phase of £1.5M redevelopment
Pictured in the stunning surroundings of the MacAuley Suite is Paul Truscott, general manager of The Harbourview Hotel. Phase one of an...


Feb 11
Kimmins outlines plans to tackle Northern Ireland’s wastewater infrastructure
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmons Funding, innovative thinking and working in partnership hold the key to delivering a better water and...

Feb 11
'Family Farm Tax is a devastating Treasury cash-grab' - Swann
Robin Swann MP Robin Swann MP has called on the UK Government to fully grasp the devastating and disproportionate impact the Family Farm...


Feb 11
Plans approved to transform Cathedral Gardens and enhance visitor facilities at Divis & Black Mountain
CGI of the planned transformation of Cathedral Gardens in Belfast city centre Council’s Planning Committee has given the green light to...


Feb 11
Man dies in house fire tragedy in Antrim
A man has sadly died following a house fire in Antrim in the early hours of Tuesday morning, February 11. The alarm was raised at 3:51am...


Feb 11
Fire crews attend farm fire in Ballymena
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) have been tasked this afternoon, Tuesday 11 February, after receiving a report of a fire...


Feb 11
Minister for Communities’ ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to benefit fraud
Communities minister Gordon Lyons Communities minister Gordon Lyons has outlined his ‘zero-tolerance approach’ to benefit fraud in a...


Feb 11
Health Minister approves pay deals funding for HSC staff
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has approved payment of the full 12 months of the Health and Social Care (HSC)...


Feb 11
Northern Regional College celebrates excellence at annual Staff Awards
Northern Regional College Governance pictured with the staff award winning outside the Causeway Campus in Coleraine Northern Regional...

Feb 11
Ballymena man fined £300 for permitting his dog to foul
Lukasz Ratke of Dunclug Park was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Monday 3 February 2025 with the Magistrate imposing a £300...


Feb 11
ANB Council strikes “modest rate increase” as it continues to “build a sustainable and prosperous future”
At a special council meeting held on Monday 10 February, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has applied an increase of 4.96% to the...

Feb 10
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council strikes rate for 2025/26
This evening, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council struck the annual rate for 2025/26 agreeing an increase of 3.99% for both domestic and...

Feb 10
Dublin based Staycity Group to open its first aparthotel in Northern Ireland
Following the signing of an Agreement for Lease, leading European aparthotel operator, Staycity Group, has announced its first move into...


Feb 10
Care-experienced school children graduate in special ceremony at Queen’s University Belfast
(L-R) Widening Participation Graduate intern, Rachel Newell, Senior Lecturer - School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Dr...


Feb 10
Hugely anticipated new RTÉ documentary series Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk airs
Centre: Gerry “The Monk” Hutch Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk is a major new two-part documentary series from RTÉ’s award-winning documentary...


Feb 10
Dementia-friendly singing group, The Forget-Me-Notes shine in heart-warming showcase
Members from The Forget-Me-Notes Dementia singing group performing at The Courtyard Theatre The Courtyard Theatre in Ballyearl, County...


Feb 10
Native oak trees planted across Causeway Coast & Glens in remembrance of the late Queen Elizabeth II
A commemorative plaque has been placed along with each of the seven native oak trees planted in the Borough by Deputy Mayor of Causeway...


Feb 10
Minister sees benefits of new Innovation Centre in Glens of Antrim
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has visited the new Innovation Centre in Cushendall to hear how the facility is benefitting the local...


Feb 10
NSPCC Helpline making four referrals a week about parental alcohol and substance misuse in NI
The NSPCC has revealed that in 2023/24, its Helpline service made 216 referrals to police and agencies such as social services after...

Feb 10
Parents of Bebe King and Elsie Stancombe speak out for the first time on television
Today on Good Morning Britain, host Susanna Reid spoke to the parents of Bebe King and Elsie Stancombe , who were tragically murdered at...
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