Rachel Mcnabb

A busy Ballymena mum says it’ll be treats all round after winning a £1,000 Ballymena Gift Card to spend on making Christmas magical. Kathy Croskery, 43, scooped the top prize after entering the Win Your Dream Christmas competition backed by Ballymena Business Improvement District (BID).

Police in Ballymena, investigating a report of retail theft in the Fairhill Lane area of the town, have arrested two girls aged 11 and 13-years-old, and a 19 year-old woman. The arrests follow three separate reports of theft from multiple retail premises on Tuesday 6th February, where a number of co...

THE Veteran Support Group Ballymena have secured £10,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver a comprehensive programme over the next 12 months. The funding will covering social activities; a monthly breakfast club; educational and health initiatives helping to reduce loneliness and social i...

THE Farmers’ Choir Northern Ireland held their Annual General Meeting in Ballymena Academy recently. This included the election of officer bearers and the presentation of a number of reports including those from the Chairperson and Musical Director, highlighting a very successful year.

BROUGHSHANE & District Community Association have installed their first permanent Speed Indicator Display (SID) to digitally show the speed of vehicles approaching the village. The Association were pleased to receive grant assistance through the Police and Community Safety Partnership to purchas...

TOM Wiggins, Chief Executive of Ballymena Chamber of Commerce and Industry met last week with Valerie Watts, Chief Executive of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council to discuss a number of issues including the recent announcement on both domestic and non-domestic rates. The Chamber of Commerce had req...

AROUND 30 members from the four Inner Wheel Clubs in County Antrim recently attended an Afternoon Tea held at the home of Patricia Perry, High Sheriff for County Antrim. One of the roles of the High Sheriff nowadays is to support and encourage volunteering within their County. Patricia explained tha...

AN adventurous Randalstown man who dreamed of hiking the Himalayas while he was laid low by Covid is preparing to make it a reality. Johnny Doey, from the Grange, headed off last week to take part in a 26 day hike to raise funds for the USCPA.

A number of the Borough's historic buildings will be opening their doors to the public as part of this year's European Heritage Open Days (EHOD). The annual event celebrates local architecture, history and culture, and takes place across Europe on the second weekend in September.

THE vintage fraternity were out on force at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Ahoghill last Wednesday to honour one of their own, at the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Robert McKibbin who died on Sunday 6th October, aged 81.