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              <title><![CDATA[Record high street closures in 2019: these are the major shops that have closed or are under threat]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Around 16 shops are closing every day in 2019 as record numbers of high street businesses shut down or move online.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:51:22 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Celebrating 100 years of trade in Ulster’s ‘middle town’]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[GRAEME COUSINS visits a thriving Ballymena on the 100th anniversary of the formation of the town&#8217;s Chamber of Commerce]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2019 08:55:18 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New cafes give disabled taste for the workplace]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/new-cafes-give-disabled-taste-for-the-workplace-1-9045300</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A social enterprise that specialises in finding employment for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions has opened two new cafes in Belfast and Ballymena.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 06:00:54 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Tayto for 10p as Ballymena shop rolls prices back to 1979]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/tayto-for-10p-as-ballymena-shop-rolls-prices-back-to-1979-1-9028294</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Bargain hunters in Ballymena were out in force on Thursday as a long-standing shop came up with a unique way to celebrate its 40th anniversary.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 9 Aug 2019 11:42:21 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[These are the 25 best-paid jobs in the UK - how does your wage compare?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/lifestyle/these-are-the-25-best-paid-jobs-in-the-uk-how-does-your-wage-compare-1-9014289</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[When choosing a career, or considering changing fields, it is important to have a good understanding of what your earning potential might be.]]></description>
              
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                                  <category>Jobs</category>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:58:21 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jim Allister: Speed up Translink bus orders to help Wrightbus]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/jim-allister-speed-up-translink-bus-orders-to-help-wrightbus-1-9010591</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A Stormont department could play a &#8220;crucial role&#8221; in helping to secure the future of Ballymena-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus, an MLA has claimed.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:00:01 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Spend it Like Stormont: Can you spend the NI Budget?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/lifestyle/spend-it-like-stormont-can-you-spend-the-ni-budget-1-8955942</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A new BBC game has been created to complement the upcoming programme Spend it Like Stormont which gives players the opportunity to make critical financial decisions for Northern Ireland.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Money</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2019 12:46:46 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[90 jobs at risk after NI construction firm placed into administration]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/90-jobs-at-risk-after-ni-construction-firm-placed-into-administration-1-8946815</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Around 90 jobs are under threat after Co Antrim construction firm Dixons Contractors was placed into administration.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 07:33:57 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Could you be the star of The Voice 2020?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/could-you-be-the-star-of-the-voice-2020-1-8932471</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Calling all local singers...could you be the star of The Voice 2020?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 14:22:26 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Gerry celebrates 40 years of trading at Larne market]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/people/gerry-celebrates-40-years-of-trading-at-larne-market-1-8922760</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Larne market&#8217;s longest standing trader has no intention of hanging up his apron after reaching a significant milestone.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 12:51:12 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New eateries set for The Junction]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The Junction Retail and Leisure Park has announced the imminent arrival of three new food and beverage offerings, alongside approved planning permission for a series of developments to the scheme.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2019 15:27:12 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Up to 700 vacancies on offer at Mid and East Antrim jobs fair]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/up-to-700-vacancies-on-offer-at-mid-and-east-antrim-jobs-fair-1-8914038</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Up to 700 vacancies and 140 apprenticeships will be on offer at a job fair being organised by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council on May 14.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2019 09:32:59 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jobs Fair at The Braid]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/jobs-fair-at-the-braid-1-8905931</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The Braid Ballymena Town Hall, Museum and Arts Centre in Ballymena will be the venue for the Mid and East Antrim Job Fair on May 14.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[These are the best airlines in Europe, according to TripAdvisor]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/whats-on/things-to-do/these-are-the-best-airlines-in-europe-according-to-tripadvisor-1-8876232</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Choosing an airline to travel abroad is typically swayed by price, but paying less money doesn't always guarantee the best service.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2019 14:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[PSNI: ATM raid cash likely going into terrorism]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/crime/psni-atm-raid-cash-likely-going-into-terrorism-1-8873341</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Terrorist groups may be profiting from the upsurge in diggers being used to rip ATMs out of business premises across Northern Ireland in the dead of night, a senior detective has warned.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2019 19:52:33 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[St Patrick’s Barracks: Green light for major housing and leisure development at former Army base]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/st-patrick-s-barracks-green-light-for-major-housing-and-leisure-development-at-former-army-base-1-8849445</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Plans for the regeneration of a disused military base in Ballymena moved a step closer today after planning approval was granted for the St Patrick&#8217;s Barracks site.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[‘Derry Girls’ back on Channel 4 tonight]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/whats-on/entertainment/derry-girls-back-on-channel-4-tonight-1-8834395</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[&#8216;Derry Girls&#8217; will return to the small screen tonight with the opening episode of the much anticipated second season airing on Channel 4 at 9.15 p.m. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>television</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2019 08:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Jim Allister: Legitimate RHI claimants will feel done over by huge cuts]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/business/jim-allister-legitimate-rhi-claimants-will-feel-done-over-by-huge-cuts-1-8827729</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A drastic cut in payments to RHI boiler owners &#8220;will bear heavily and unfairly&#8221; on those claimants who were taking part in the scheme legitimately, Jim Allister has warned.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Warning that cash machine thefts could contribute to rural areas becoming ‘ATM free zones’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/crime/warning-that-cash-machine-thefts-could-contribute-to-rural-areas-becoming-atm-free-zones-1-8825686</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Retail NI has urged the PSNI to ensure that sufficient resources are being dedicated to tackling the problem of cash machine thefts, warning that &#8220;many rural areas of Northern Ireland could become ATM free zones.&#8221;]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[NI tourism sees £7 million investment and job creation after Galgorm owners buy popular hotel]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/ni-tourism-sees-7-million-investment-and-job-creation-after-galgorm-owners-buy-popular-hotel-1-8815168</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Galgorm Collection have agreed to buy Templeton Hotel, marking a staggering £10m investment in Northern Ireland tourism by the hospitality giant in the last 12 months]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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