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Pair charged with robbery in Portrush

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Ian Stevenson has denied the woman's claims

DUP councillor Ian Stevenson accused of squeezing breast of nursing colleague

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Paul Golding was arrested in Ballymena last month and faces four charges relating to written materials

Britain First leader Paul Golding in NI court on ‘stirring up hatred’ charges

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Helen (pictured right) with Melanie Christie Boyle, Chief Executive of Ballymena Business Centre, who provided Helen with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn her business idea into a reality

Local mum hails Go For It programme after she achieves life goal of opening her own business

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Local charities urge readers to show support for vital Change the Future campaign

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£1,000 reward offered in hunt for man who assaulted NI Railways employee

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Competition winners

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Mid and East Antrim prepares to remember the fallen

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Sinn Fein councillor Patrice Hardy

Irish language group funding ‘snub’ claim rejected by DUP

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Police linking town incidents and appeal for witnesses

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Road closed due to security alert

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The harbour at Ballycastle.

NI ferry service cancelled because of strong winds

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The road has reopened.

NI road reopens after road traffic collision

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Road improvement works

Traffic and travel: resurfacing scheme for A26 to start in days

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DRIVING GROWTH: Aodh Hannon (left) of Hannon Coach has revealed plans to expand the companys direct luxury coach service between Belfast and Glasgow to other towns across Northern Ireland. The County Armagh-based coach operator launched its Glasgow Express to and from Belfast in February this year and, following a highly successful first six months, has now submitted applications to introduce further direct services between the popular Scottish city and many of Northern Irelands main towns, including Enniskillen, Coleraine, Ballymena, Derry~Londonderry, Cookstown, Strabane and Newcastle. Stena Lines Ian Baillie (centre) reported that the ferry company has experienced a 7.5% increase in coach traffic to Glasgow since Hannon Coach launched the Glasgow Express service which operates twice daily in both directions and is the only direct city to city through-coach service (i.e. using the same coach for the entire journey) from Northern Ireland. Also in the picture is driver Jim McAlorum.

Glasgow Express coach service coming to Ballymena

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Crime More Crime >>

Pair charged with robbery in Portrush

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Ian Stevenson has denied the woman's claims

DUP councillor Ian Stevenson accused of squeezing breast of nursing colleague

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Antrim bus and rail station. Pic by Google

£1,000 reward offered in hunt for man who assaulted NI Railways employee

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Police linking town incidents and appeal for witnesses

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Education More Education >>

Irish TD gives history talk at St. Killian’s

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Ms. Caroline Flynn who sadly passed away earlier this week.

Tributes pour in after sudden death of popular NI teacher

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Reagan Butcher.

Success for St. Killian’s pupils

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Many children and young people who rely on free school meals go hungry during the summer holidays.

Council vows to tackle ‘summer hunger’

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Questions have been raised about the future of school crossing patrols

Education Authority offers assurance about future of school crossing patrols

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Business More Business >>

Local mum hails Go For It programme after she achieves life goal of opening her own business

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Maire Claire with her award presented by Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland Network Truck Sales Director, Joe Roddy (right) and BBC sports presenter Joel Taggart who compered the ceremony.

Transport award for Maire Claire

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Nando's is to open its seventh restaurant in NI next year

Nando’s to open new NI restaurant in 2019

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Helping to showcase Mid & East Antrim projects as part of the Belfast Region City Deal are Anne Donaghy, council chief executive, Mayor Cllr Lindsay Millar and Cllr Gregg McKeen. Pic: John M Fulton.

Budget: Chancellor Philip Hammond’s boost for Belfast Region City Deal

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Politics More Politics >>

Britain First leader Paul Golding in NI court on ‘stirring up hatred’ charges

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Sinn Fein councillor Patrice Hardy

Irish language group funding ‘snub’ claim rejected by DUP

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Lindsay Millar, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, recently completed a masters degree in communications, PR and advertising.

Busy Lindsay finishes masters degree while fulfilling mayoral role

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Helping to showcase Mid & East Antrim projects as part of the Belfast Region City Deal are Anne Donaghy, council chief executive, Mayor Cllr Lindsay Millar and Cllr Gregg McKeen. Pic: John M Fulton.

Budget: Chancellor Philip Hammond’s boost for Belfast Region City Deal

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Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna is a finalist in Alzheimer's Society Dementia Friendly Awards.

Alliance councillor pledges to increase dementia work if re-elected

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Mid and East Antrim council set to strike deal to clear snow and ice in town centres this winter

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Some recyclable material.

‘Go the extra mile to recycle’ Mid and East Antrim told

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Jaxson Gilliland, from Gleno, had the borough's tallest sunflower.

Jaxson grew the tallest sunflower

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Half Moon Lake, Belfast. Pic by Elaine Hill

Record number of NI parks and open spaces awarded Green Flag status

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Alliance councillor pledges to increase dementia work if re-elected

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Ballymena boy Mark Lynn, aged 8, who lost his battle this week with congential heart disease. He is pictured with his brother Geoff at the British Heart Foundation's Heart Hero Awards in Belfast City Hall last year where he was named the Young Heart Hero.

Tragic Mark ‘always up to mischief and jokes’

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Ballycastle is situated in the Causeway Coast and Glens region of Northern Ireland (Photo: Shutterstock)

Happiest places in Northern Ireland revealed (and the most miserable)

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Hay fever symptoms flaring up?

VIDEO: Hay fever flaring up? How to ease your symptoms as pollen levels rise

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Pictured L-R: Lynn Bulled, Alzheimers Society volunteer; Alderman John Smyth, Deputy Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey; Leona Barr, Centre Manager, The Junction Retail and Leisure Park; Danny Brown, Alzheimers Society service user; and Pamela Frazer, Dementia Friendly Communities Support Manager, Alzheimers Society.

This is Northern Ireland's first dementia friendly shopping centre

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