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....
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NEWS
Nov 1
Plans revealed for new dog park at Glenarm Castle Estate
A planning application has been submitted to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for a dog park at Glenarm Castle Estate. An accompanying...
Oct 31
Ballymena Veterans Group launches new online support hub at health and wellbeing initiative
The Veterans Support Group Ballymena (VSGB) is set to host a free health event at the Services Club Ballymena on Saturday, November 2nd,...
Oct 31
NI Secretary visits Wrightbus on back of landmark £18.2 billion Budget boost to the region
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn MP with Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales. Leading zero emission bus pioneer Wrightbus...
Oct 31
Health Minister meets with health visitors and school nurses in Ballymena
During his visit to Ballymena the Health Minister heard about the enhanced health visiting service within the Causeway Multi-Disciplinary...
Oct 31
Ballymena charity BraveheartsNI celebrates a decade of support at upcoming Gala Ball
BraveheartsNI, a charity dedicated to supporting individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD) across Northern Ireland, is set to...
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 30
Filmed in Gracehill | New detective drama series Ellis hits screens this week!
Sharon D Clarke as DCI Ellis A brand new three-part detective drama series filmed in Gracehill and other locations around Northern...
Oct 30
Ballymena teen chosen to advocate for young people as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Youth Ambassador
Seventeen-year-old Alex Steede A young man from Ballymena in County Antrim wants to raise awareness about hidden disabilities through his...
Oct 30
Court appearance following alleged assault and firearm incident in Ballymena
Two local men, James Kenny, aged 62, and Daniel Sherwin, aged 25, both residents of Orkney Drive, appeared in court today charged in...
Oct 30
Police charge two men to court following assault in Ballymena
Detectives from Ballymena CID, investigating an assault in the Orkney Drive area of Ballymena on Tuesday, 29th October, have charged two...
Oct 29
Local councillor appeals for community help after woman injured in hit and run collision
Braid Sinn Féin Councillor Archie Rae Braid Sinn Féin Councillor Archie Rae has appealed for the community’s help to aid a police...
Oct 29
Ballymena girl to feature on Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children In Need
Sophie (9) from Ballymena with presenter Margherita Taylor Nine-year-old Sophie Thompson from Ballymena partnered with presenter...
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 29
Galgorm celebrates double global award win at World Luxury Awards
Tara Moore, Head of Spa Operations, Galgorm and Adri Bradbury, World Luxury Awards. The leading luxury Resort Galgorm has won a host of...
Oct 29
Ballymena retailer showcases benefits of locally sourced fresh food to schoolchildren
Pictured are Lynsey Evans, Commercial Manager of Produce & Horticulture at Henderson Group and Eamon McKillop, owner of McKillop’s SPAR...
Oct 29
Record breaking 2024 Ballymena Business Excellence Awards
(F/Row) - Mrs Adrienne Wiggins, Mrs Hannah Wiggins, Alderman Beth Adger MBE (Mayor Mid and East Antrim Borough Council), Mid and East...
Oct 28
Ballymena school teams compete to win Angus calves at 2024 ABP Youth Challenge Exhibition
Team 2 from Cambridge House Grammar School pupils Alan Gillespie, Lucy Cubitt, William McCaughey and Kirsten Waddell. The future of...
Oct 28
Police appeal for information after man has part of ear bitten off in Ballymena
Detectives are appealing for information following an incident at licensed premises on Ballymoney Street, Ballymena, in the early hours...
Oct 28
NI Hospitality School joins forces with private businesses securing 36 jobs
Bar academy graduates from the NI Hospitality School are pictured with representatives from the academy funders, Ashely Douglas,...
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