Dessie Blackadder

Four people have been arrested in Northern Ireland as part of an operation targeting human trafficking.

Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of a vehicle on fire outside a property in Ballymena in the early hours of Tuesday 13th August. Local officers received a report shortly after midnight that a car had been set alight in the Nursery Close area of the town.

Ballymena Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted The President’s BBQ in The Mulberry Garden at Galgorm Resort, sponsored by Bank of Ireland. This was the first President’s BBQ since 2022 and the guests were delighted to be able to come out chat and enjoy the craic in the informal settin...

ROAD users are advised to expect traffic disruption throughout Mid and east Antrim this Saturday, August 31, due to the Royal Black Preceptory Parades, which will be taking place across the district. The main parade will be held in Ballymena, beginning at approximately 10am with the conclusion expec...

Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of arson in Ballymena.

Sophie Thornton, a Ballymena Sea Cadet and Year 11 student at Cambridge House, recently had a once-in-a-lifetime experience during the 80th anniversary of D-Day celebrations in France this June. And she reflected on her experiences when she met with the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Beth Adger MBE w...

Wrightbus has signed a landmark deal worth up to half-a-billion pounds to supply more than 1,000 buses to operators Go-Ahead over the next three years. The deal, which is the largest in its 78-year history, will see hundreds of Go-Ahead buses built a year for the next three years at its Ballymena he...

THE Bravehearts NI charity is hoping local people will help them celebrate a ‘different kind of Christmas party’ this year. The charity, which is dedicated to supporting teenagers and young adults in Northern Ireland with congenital heart disease and helping their families with pastoral ...

A motion calling on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council to purchase two dog faeces collection and disposal units has received the backing of councillors. The motion was proposed by DUP Cllr Lawrie Philpott and seconded by UUP Cllr Jackson Minford at last week's monthly council meeting in The Braid, ...

NORTH Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston has spoken of the challenges facing retail centres such as Ballymena and nearby Ballymoney. Speaking during a debate in the assembly on high street business on Monday TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said: