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Drugs worth £425,000 seized by Organised Crime Branch in Co Antrim

Drugs seized by PSNI Organised Crime Branch Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch have seized...

22 minutes ago

Spice crisis grips MEA: Children as young as 7 hooked, with crack cocaine use increasing in Ballymena

Synthetic cannabis substance ‘Spice’ A 14-year-old has been spending £50 a day on synthetic cannabis substance ‘Spice’ and has...

3 hours ago

Mid & East Antrim Council announce new Household Recycling Centre opening hours

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has announced new opening hours for Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) across the Borough, offering...

6 hours ago

Detectives issue renewed appeal for information regarding missing person Gary Patterson

Missing Larne man Gary Patterson Police are growing increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of high-risk missing person Gary...

2 days ago

Significant progress being made on Belfast Region City Deal projects

Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Bréanainn Lyness and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Interim Chief Executive,...

2 days ago

Randalstown residents brand glamping site a ‘Field of Nightmares’

Members of the Residents Opposed to Cotter’s Park (ROCP) Group in Randalstown A group of local residents in the Clonkeen Road area near...

5 days ago

Santander confirms branch closures as it ‘transforms UK branch network’

Santander has today announced plans to update its UK branch network from June 2025, with seven branches set to be closed in Northern...

Mar 19

Gobbins Cliff Path reopening delayed due to storm damage

The Gobbins Cliff Path The Gobbins Cliff Path will not reopen until further notice due to rockfall damage following recent storms, winds...

Mar 18

SAVED | Family Fun Zone at Carnfunnock Park set to reopen

The owners of Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone outside Larne have announced their planned return to the country park next month. Ian and...

Mar 14

Deputy Mayor Bréanainn Lyness welcomes exciting events to celebrate Irish Language Week 2025 in MEA

Cllr Bréanainn Lyness, Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, pictured with Dearbháil Beatty, Awareness Campaigns Executive for Conradh na...

Mar 11

Drugs and other items seized during “significant proactive policing operation” in Mid and East Antrim

Police in Larne carried out a significant proactive policing operation targeting serious and organised crime in the district this...

Mar 7

MEA Council tendering for contractor to build new 4,000 plot cemetery

Aerial view of site of new £2.1M cemetery (circled) in Ballygally on the Antrim coast. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is tendering...

Mar 6

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council hosts Creative Industries Week to inspire hobbies and careers

Pupils from St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena, pictured along with consultant Nuala Browne-Treacy, MEABC Officers and representatives...

Mar 6

Irish Language Week kicks off in Mid & East Antrim

Young musicians from Portglenone CCE photographed on Slemish. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is hosting three events next week in...

Mar 5

Councillors updated on residents’ complaints received by Mid & East Antrim Council

Waste services accounted for the highest number of complaints to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council during a recent three-month period....

Mar 4

Councillors told 267 registered defibrillators in MEA with 83% ‘emergency ready’

A defibrillator installed outside Ballymena & Causeway Credit Union on William Street, Ballymena. Mid and East Antrim has 267 registered...

Mar 1

Larne RNLI rescues two people onboard small fishing boat on Larne Lough

Larne RNLI came to the aid of two people onboard a small fishing boat that broke down close to Ballylumford Power Station on Saturday...

Feb 24

MEA deputy mayor pays tributes to former residents who passed away recently

Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Breanainn Lyness The Deputy Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Breanainn Lyness led...

Feb 23

MEA Councillors back motion calling for more parent and child spaces in the borough’s car parks

Mid and East Antrim councillors have backed an Alliance motion for a review of the borough council’s car parking strategy to provide more...