Young Ballymena baker turns passion for cakes and coffee into successful local café
A Ballymena baker has turned her passion for cakes and coffees into a thriving local café, The Ticket Bakehouse in Cullybackey, thanks to...
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Feb 19, 2023
Drive to rejuvenate Belfast WW2 pillboxes to increase World War Two tourism
The DUP wants pillboxes across Belfast to be rejuvenated in a drive towards increasing World War Two tourism across the city. Pillboxes,...
Feb 19, 2023
Home Starter Packs help transition from homelessness
People moving to new accommodation following a period of homelessness are benefitting from a ‘Home Starter Pack’ scheme which provides...
Feb 19, 2023
MEA | Refurbishment works commence at play park in Larne
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is delighted to announce that work has begun on the refurbishment of Ferris Park Play Park in Larne....
Feb 18, 2023
PSNI launch partnership with RNIB Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched a partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland...
Feb 18, 2023
Plans continue to advance for new 24-hour Go filling station in Ballymena
Plans continue to advance for the new unattended 24-hour filling station to be constructed on the Larne Road Link, Ballymena. Approved by...
Feb 18, 2023
TOP 10 | All the latest news from Waterstone’s Ballymena
Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena! THIS WEEK'S TOP 10... 1....
Feb 18, 2023
Exhibition, bus tour, roadshow and more as Mid & East Antrim marks Democracy Week 2023
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council have a number of initiatives planned to mark Democracy Week 2023. Celebrating democratic heritage and...
Feb 17, 2023
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council celebrates NI Apprenticeship Week!
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has celebrated Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week with a week-long programme of interactive and...
Feb 17, 2023
RNLI on the lookout for new beach lifesavers
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is on the hunt for budding lifeguards to launch their lifesaving careers on some of Northern...
Feb 17, 2023
Asda to increase retail colleague pay rates by 10% & freeze prices on 600 family favourites
Asda has today announced a 10% pay increase for hourly-paid store colleagues, with rates rising to £11.00 per hour from April and £11.11...
Feb 17, 2023
Ballymena mum takes on charity run for fourth year in memory of much-loved Dad
Selina McClure is busy pounding the pavements in preparation for local charity Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke’s (NICHS) Red Dress...
Feb 17, 2023
“Tougher sentencing urgently required” as assaults on police officers reach five-year-high
Being spat on, kicked, head-butted, punched and bitten. This is the stark nature of some of the attacks on police officers in Northern...
Feb 17, 2023
Belfast International to hold additional recruitment fair with over 300 jobs available
Belfast International Airport, member of the VINCI Airports network, is holding another recruitment fair to date to resource and support...
Feb 17, 2023
Broughshane women hands over cheque on third year of support for Air Ambulance NI
Norma Craig has raised a phenomenal £6,700 for the charity Air Ambulance NI, which will potentially help save the lives of 3 individuals...
Feb 16, 2023
Detectives investigate death of man following report of assault in Co Antrim
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team are investigating the circumstances of the death of a...
Feb 16, 2023
Singer Janet Devlin backs ASCERT’s ‘RETHINK YOUR DRINK’ campaign
Northern Ireland singer & social media influencer Janet Devlin has spoken about her battle with alcoholism and mental health struggles....
Feb 16, 2023
Ulster Bank note in World Banknote of the Year Awards
A recently launched Ulster Bank note that features the work of Lurgan-born astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell has been shortlisted...
Feb 16, 2023
Man to appear in Ballymena Magistrates Court on charges relating to stolen goods
A 22 year old man is expected to appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court, on Thursday, 9th March charged with four offences, including...
Feb 16, 2023
MEA Council facing challenging decisions as rates set for 2023/24
Mid and East Antrim councillors approved a rise in domestic and non-domestic rates at a special meeting on Monday evening. Households...
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