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Nov 8

Successful apprenticeship E-Hub pilot expands opportunities for local talent

Smith’s Engineering Works – Darwin Smith (Owner) & apprentice Daniel Hill Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s innovative Apprenticeship...

Nov 6

Kilwaughter Minerals supports Co Antrim community choir that helps people with dementia

Kilwaughter Minerals has provided funding for a Co Antrim-based choir designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals living with...

Nov 5

New initiative launches to train HGV and bus drivers in Mid & East Antrim

Mid & East Antrim Labour Market Partnership (MEALMP) has announced the launch of the Transport Academy, aimed at training unemployed or...

Nov 5

Mid and East Antrim Remembrance Services 2024

A number of events will take place this coming weekend across Mid and East Antrim as communities going together to mark Remembrance...

Nov 4

Mid & East Antrim gears up for festive extravaganza with Christmas lights switch on!

Mid and East Antrim is set to sparkle as towns across the borough including Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus, prepare to bring families...

Nov 4

Evergreen investment makes for tree-mendous festive makeover for Mid and East Antrim

Pictured is Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA with Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Beth Adger MBE. Mid and East Antrim is...

Nov 3

Asda Foundation awards over £12,000 of funding to support NI foodbanks this winter

Asda Larne Community Champion presents Larne Foodbank with £1,000 grant cheque from the Asda Foundation Asda’s charity, The Asda...

Nov 3

National Lottery grants awarded in Co Antrim as new multi-million pound funding programme announced

Con Magees GAC, All Stars celebration event for adults with additional needs. The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded...

Nov 1

MEA Council fails in bid to get backing from Stormont to issue fines to local residents

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has failed in a bid to get backing from Stormont to issue fixed penalties for bins blocking streets....

Oct 31

Council: 2024 bonfire season characterised by “strong working relationships between all partners”

More than 1,000 tyres were removed from a bonfire site at Millbrook outside Larne, a report to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s...

Oct 29

Council launches pre-loved toys scheme for sixth year!

Mayor with Marita McAlister from MEA Council’s Waste Department. Give pre-loved toys a new home this festive season! From Monday 28...

Oct 28

MEA Roads Update: Frontline services prioritised but “limited service policy” for routine maintenance

Mid and East Antrim councillors were presented with Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads Northern Division’s annual report, at a...

Oct 23

Local schools receive hard-hitting road safety message at award-winning PSNI Road Safe Roadshow

Teenagers from schools in the Ballymena and Larne areas were the recipients of a hard-hitting road safety message at the award-winning...

Oct 22

No free use of council facilities in Mid and East Antrim

Mid and East Antrim councillors have agreed that there should be no free use of council facilities on the grounds of equality. They have...

Oct 18

Planning permission to redevelop Carnfunnock Country Park given green light

A new bikers' haven on the Antrim coast is one step closer to becoming a reality after planning permission to redevelop Carnfunnock...

Oct 17

Councillor Bréanainn Lyness leds tributes to residents who have recently died

Deputy Mayor, Ballymena Sinn Fein Councillor Bréanainn Lyness Mid and East Antrim councillors stood to observe a minute’s silence as a...

Oct 17

Mid and East Antrim ranked second closely behind Belfast for new business startups

A new study aimed to identify emerging business hubs across the UK, particularly outside busy cities with well-established corporate...

Oct 15

Council considers buying two street cleansing machines costing £200K to clean up after dogs

Mid and East Antrim councillors have backed a motion for the council to purchase two dog foul street cleansing machines. The motion was...

Oct 14

Have some frightful fun in Mid and East Antrim this October!

As the leaves fall and the nights grow darker, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is thrilled to announce a series of fang-tastic...

Oct 12

Over 2,000 residents in ‘housing stress’ in Mid and East Antrim

Housing Executive chief executive, Grainia Long Mid and East Antrim had 2,340 residents in housing stress at the end of March, the...

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