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𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 | UUP blasts GP leaders for “reckless” moves at Belfast conference — warning a vote to explore leaving the NHS risks patient care as winter pressures mount. More below.

Meet the Asda Antrim porter who’s changed tyres, pushed cars — and even helped rescue a baby locked in a vehicle. Tony Burns is quickly becoming a local legend. Read more below!

Festive blooms have arrived! Dobbies Lisburn and Antrim have welcomed their Christmas poinsettias for 2025 — including the ever-popular red variety. 🌺 Find out what’s new and get top care tips below.

Hydebank Wood Secure College has been honoured with a major international award for its pioneering rehabilitation work — with Justice Minister Naomi Long praising staff for their “outstanding achievement”. Read more below.

𝗧𝗩 | Pudsey’s on the road! 🎗️ Holly Hamilton and Connor Phillips meet the young people behind Northern Ireland’s inspiring Children in Need stories — plus a special Omagh choir moment you won’t want to miss. More below.

Pudsey fever! 🎉 Asda colleagues and local schools, including Kells and Connor Primary, Fourtowns Primary, The Groggan Primary, Ballycraigy Primary, and Ahoghill Playgroup, teamed up to raise an amazing £2,100 for BBC Children in Need. More below.

Scenes from the opening day of Belfast Christmas Market! 📸 Blanka Lednicka

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the P6 children of Dunclug Primary School who took part in last nights parade for the Ballymena Christmas lights switch-on! The children of the local school have been taking part each year since the annual tradition began. Super job as always! 🎄✨

Sun rising on Sunday morning over Galgorm golf course. 📸 Serena McCartney

🌿 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲!🌿 We’re looking for a Medical Receptionist (Maternity Cover) to join our friendly, supportive team in the heart of Cullybackey. ➜ Contract: 1-year maternity cover starting date ASAP ➜ Hours: 34 hours per week ➜ Rate of Pay: £12.40 per hour

Reacher tops the charts! See this week’s Top 10, half-price favourites and the exclusive new romantasy Brimstone at Waterstone’s Ballymena! Discover more below.

Carnlough on Saturday! 📸 Melanie Barrell

‘AMR has been the greatest threat to my life.’ Amy, a 21-year-old from Portstewart, shares her powerful story of surviving MRSA as health officials urge everyone to help protect antibiotics. Read Amy’s story below.

Over 195,000 Northern Ireland families to benefit as automatic free NHS sight tests, dental care, and travel support are restored for Universal Credit recipients from 1 December. More below.

November mornings on the Antrim coast! 📍 Ballycastle, County Antrim 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social

Could 5G tech help protect Lough Neagh? Antrim and Newtownabbey Council has delayed a decision on hosting a pioneering drone system designed to detect blue-green algae early. Read more below.

A vibrant new mural has landed on Donegall Street as Belfast celebrates four years as a UNESCO City of Music! More below.

Shoplifting and anti-social behaviour are on the rise across Mid and East Antrim, with retailers reporting thefts, youth disorder, and new challenges on the high street. Read more below.

“NI is being held back.” Robin Swann warns that EU rules and Northern Ireland’s own laws are blocking the rollout of a bovine TB vaccine — even as trials progress in England and Wales. More below.

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗢𝗻!🎄🎅🏼 Enjoy light entertainment in Ballymena town centre from 12noon to 2pm, followed by the main event from 2pm to 7pm.

Puffins are back on the Isle of Muck for the first time in 25 years — a huge win for Northern Ireland’s seabirds. 🐧🌊 Discover below how dedicated conservation work made it happen.

PSNI seizes over £425k in cash as part of a UK-wide crackdown on criminals exploiting high street businesses. Operation Machinize delivers major results across Northern Ireland — here’s what was uncovered. More below.

“Heading home for the night to the high trees at Galgorm Castle…” 🎥 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 | Northern Trust dietitians have won a major UK award for their groundbreaking ‘Hospital: Home’ programme—transforming community nutrition care and improving patient outcomes. More below.

Pink just met green at Applegreen! 🩷💚 Dougies Goodies has officially landed at Applegreen — making your next road trip a whole lot sweeter. More below.

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵-𝗢𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘! ✨ As the town switches on to Christmas 2025, Follow Coffee on Greenvale Street will be 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉 𝙇𝘼𝙏𝙀 this Saturday evening — the perfect stop to warm up and soak in the festive magic. 🎄💫

𝗖𝗖𝗚𝗕 | Santa is coming to Ballymoney, Limavady, Ballycastle and Coleraine! Parades, music, lights and a free Santa Grotto — here are the dates you need for Christmas in the Causeway Coast and Glens. Full details below!

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖 + 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟 | 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲 (15:54) POLICE: Pedestrians and motorists are advised to avoid the Branch Road area of Larne this afternoon, Friday 14th November, due to the discovery of historical munition. Cordons are currently in place at the Old Glenarm Road and Coast Road.

‘Much higher than expected’ accident rates spark urgent call for safety action on Ballymena’s Galgorm Road. MLA Paul Frew urges immediate improvements on the busy route serving two major schools. More below.

Big crowds expected for the Primark opening — and the Fairhill Shopping Centre has updated its parking system in preparation. A new pay-on-arrival option aims to cut queues and make visits smoother. Here’s what shoppers need to know. Full update for the new simple system below!

Galgorm Collection has unveiled Christmas All Around – a heartfelt new festive film starring Janet Devlin and her stunning cover of Time After Time. A celebration of connection, wonder and the magic of time well spent this Christmas! Watch & find out more below!

Heavy rain and flooding risk ahead — a yellow warning is in place for parts of Northern Ireland as Storm Claudia moves in overnight. More below.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗲 + 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 | A huge honour for local volunteers — Good Morning Ballymena has been awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service for its incredible support to older and vulnerable people across the community. More below!

Danske Bank has confirmed details for the opening of its new Ballymoney branch, featuring extended lunchtime hours and a new auto-deposit ATM. More below.

𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 | From classmates to co-founders! Ahoghill’s Gareth McDonald & Portglenone’s Gareth Gordon, who both attended Cullybackey College & studied at Queen’s Belfast, have raised £1m to take their agri-tech startup farmdrive global. Read more below.

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visits Antrim Area Hospital to see how the groundbreaking Boneview project is helping clinicians detect fractures faster and more accurately — improving outcomes across local hospitals. More below.

🌟 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 – 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗡! 🌟 Are you a 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁? We’d love to welcome you to our 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 on Friday 14th November 2025.

South Antrim MP Robin Swann has supported the motion brought by UUP councillors, describing the vandalism as “shameful and deeply disrespectful”. More below.

Wrightbus is charging ahead! The Ballymena manufacturer has unveiled its most efficient zero-emission bus yet — the Generation 2 Electroliner — with record range, faster charging, and up to 70% lower running costs than diesel. More below.

Road Safety Week 2025 | “One death on our roads is one too many.” Mid and East Antrim PCSP joins the PSNI and Fire Service in urging drivers to check their vehicles, slow down, and stay safe this winter. More below.

Thursday morning views from Cushendun Caves on the Antrim coast. 🎥 Eimhear McGrath

The magic of Christmas is coming to Mid & East Antrim! 🎄🎅🏼✨ From Ballymena’s winter wonderland to fireworks in Carrickfergus, parades in Larne & Victorian charm in Whitehead – here’s your full festive guide! All the details below.

Ballymena, Larne and Carrickfergus are set to sparkle this Christmas! A £150,000 investment will see stunning new festive lighting, a Carrickfergus light trail, and even more Christmas cheer across Mid and East Antrim. More below.

Half of NI hospitality operators fear closure within a year. MLA Diana Armstrong says the sector is at breaking point. Read more below.

A spectacular show in the heavens in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as the Aurora Borealis made an impressive appearance in the skies over Northern Ireland. 📸 Cathy Clark