Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has launched this year’s Ulster Scots Leid Week alongside the Ulster Scots Agency with a number of Ulster Scots themed walking tours across the Borough. The tours last for 1.5 hours and are followed by light refreshments. Details are as follows: Newtownabbey Walking Tour: Monday 21 November 2021, 10am – […]
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Town centre businesses are invited to showcase their creativity as part of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s annual Festive Window Competition. This year’s winners will each receive a beautifully hand-crafted trophy made by No9 Creations for their efforts, as the countdown to Christmas gets underway. The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council,
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An exhibition at The Braid in Ballymena is to feature a range of late Victorian and Edwardian era photographs – captured just before the outbreak of the First World War. The photographic exhibition entitled ‘With an Artist’s Eye’ showcases 100 photographs selected from the Mary Alice Young Collection – held at the Public Record Office
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Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s green initiatives have been showcased at a national conference. iESE, an enterprise which identifies, fosters and delivers improvements and efficiencies across the public sector, invited representatives from Council to participate in this week’s UK-wide Conference. Focusing on how sustainability goes beyond the environment through embracing several social and economic
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Students aged 16 and 17 in Antrim and Newtownabbey are invited to apply for a once in a lifetime chance to travel to the Borough’s sister city in Gilbert, Arizona. The Sister Cities Student Exchange Programme 2023 will see two lucky young people from the Borough and two from Gilbert given a unique opportunity to
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A special reception has been held for a cross-community GAA team from Limavady following their recent success at the All-Britain Competition in London. The Cúchulainns team, made up of pupils from St Mary’s High School, Limavady Grammar and Limavady High School, is the first side from Ulster to win the tournament. Offering her congratulations, the
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An afternoon of musical nostalgia will take place in Coleraine Museum at Coleraine Town Hall on Saturday 3rd December to mark the final day of the successful dance halls exhibition. Music will be performed by Trevor Keys, one of the few remaining showband members of the 1960s in Ireland, and local singer Jimmy Stratten. Trevor
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Over 350 secondary school students have been inspired to consider careers in science and engineering after attending the prestigious ‘Science Summer School’ event in Ballymena this week. The project, which was co-founded by Professor Brian Cox CBE, saw pupils with an interest in STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) descend on The Braid
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Belfast has become the only city on the island of Ireland to receive an A-rating for its climate action work. The accolade has been awarded for leadership on environmental action from international climate research provider CDP. Welcoming the award, Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Tina Black said: “This is fantastic news for Belfast- we are
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Brightly coloured blue ‘Buddy Benches’ will be located across four of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s parks. The benches will be a beacon for conversation as strangers strike up a chat while they take in the beauty of Antrim and Newtownabbey’s finest parks. The benches are located at Lilian Bland, Hazelbank Park, Crumlin Glen and
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