Welcome to Coast Radio Live coverage of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections count for East Antrim. - The count started at 8am this morning - The Count Centre for East Antrim is being held in the Ulster Univerity - Jordanstown campus - 5 seats are to be elected...
Investment in Mid and East Antrim’s creative storytelling experiences
The borough’s latest crop of storytellers is an “investment” in Mid and East Antrim’s cultural heritage landscape, according to an internationally acclaimed writer and storyteller. Twelve newly qualified storytellers from across the borough have now received NOCN...
Funding opportunity in Mid and East Antrim for vacant town centre commercial properties
The Town Centre Property revamp scheme is reopening for a limited period of time, with the opportunity to secure funding to assist capital development and repurposing works on vacant town centre commercial properties. Applications to the Town Centre Property...
Volunteers team up with Council to tackle litter louts
Members of the Eco Rangers NI, along with Live Here Love Here and Council officers, undertook a 10-week litter assessment of Larne area rural roads between January and March 2022. Main arterial travel routes which have minimal footfall, such as Shane’s Hill Road and...
Photographic Exhibition to shine a light on ‘Work and Play’ in Larne
A new exhibition of photography by two local photographers will shine a light on all that is good about Larne as a destination in which to ‘work and play’. Launching on Monday 04 April, the exhibition at Larne Museum & Arts Centre features 30 images captured by...
Annual Health Fair is coming to Sunnylands!
Sunnylands and Woodburn Community Development Group, in association with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, are hosting their Annual Health Fair on Saturday 19 March from 10am – 12 noon at Sunnylands Community Centre. Funded by Areas at Risk, through the Department...
Local Nature Reserve Status for Blackhead Path
Volunteers, local school children and Council representatives gathered at Blackhead Path on Monday 7 March for the official opening of the site as a Local Nature Reserve. Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Cllr William McCaughey thanked everyone who contributed to the...
Castlemara set to benefit from replacement play park
Work has commenced on a much-anticipated replacement play park at Castlemara, Carrickfergus. The new play area will draw on the rich heritage of Carrickfergus and will include a number of inclusive pieces of play equipment to meet the needs of children with a range of...
Opportunity for businesses to help shape MEA’s New Food and Drink Network
Local food and drink producers are invited to the launch event of the Mid and East Antrim Food and Drink Network on Wednesday 19 January at 10:30am. The re-establishment of a network for the sector was identified as part of an agri-food study commissioned by Mid and...
Car-Crazy Entrepreneur Revs into Action with Car Detailing Business
A car-crazy entrepreneur from Larne has turned his childhood passion for cars into a successful auto detailing business, thanks to help from the Go For It Programme in association with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. The Go For It Programme is part funded by...