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Paddy Feeney of Toome FC cuts inside his opposition defence.GB4713D26

Celtic are cleared out by Pirie strike in Junior Cup

Jay Smith is a first score winner!

John is off to a great start on the Sports Bond!

Millside Galgorm sponsored Northend United U14s line up before their match with Lisbellaw United on Saturday morning in the NIYFA Cup.

Northend United U14s Progress in NIYFA Cup

J Eagleson & Sons from Ballymena and District won the Champions League for the second year.

Ballymena have won the MAC Champions League!

Kirkinriola Early Years pupils and Staff pictured with Pudsey and his helper, Ashley when they visited on Thursday. GB4727 JK26

Pudsey Bear drops by at Kirkinriola Primary

Chloe Mitchell went missing on 3 June 2023.

Distressing new details emerge as Chloe Mitchell trial gets underway

The ruins of Shane's Castle on the shores of Lough Neagh.

The tragic birth of the Shane's Castle Banshee

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Jim Allister: taking questions to the very top.

MP slams eight year wait for urgent appointment

Ballymena and Provincial Football League

Matthew Arbuckle, from Kells, believes his placement year and final year research project are helping him prepare for the future of farming.

Greenmount student Matthew reflects on his journey in agriculture

Sport

A second-half surge saw Carniny Amateurs U13s take the win.

Carniny Amateur and Youth round-up

Jay Smith winner of the First Score at Portadown

John is off to a great start on Sports Bond

Action from the Showground this week. Bangor's Lewis Harrison getting pressurised by United's Fuad Sule. GB4532 JK26

Fans united by big wins in Sports Bond

Liam Wilson (centre) won the Thunder Rods Irish Championship. Lee McCloy (left) took second ahead of Mark McLaughlin (right) in third.

Halloween thrills and spills at Aghadowey Oval

Ballymena 1st XV's Ben Moxham stops Wanderers' Jordan Conroy from making further progress. GB4525 JK26

Ballymena Suffer First Defeat of AIL Campaign Against Wanderers

Motoring

Vauxhall updates best-selling Corsa and Mokka ranges

Volkswagen celebrates 50 years of the Passat

Ford Pro intensifies off-road appeal of its top-selling Ranger pickup with all-n...

Put through its paces: Audi tests the production-oriented Q6 e-tron prototype in...

Digital, dynamic and now also fully electric: the BMW 5 Series enters a new era

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Mayor Thomas Gordon is pictured with local celebrity chef, Paula McIntyre, along with Harry McMahon and Robert Stewart, staff at President Arthur Cottage in Cullybacky.

New recipe cards celebrate baking heritage at Arthur Homestead

Good entry at Ballymena Mart leads to steady trade

Hollywood legend Liam Neeson.

Neeson heaps praise on group where his journey to stardom began

Roddy McCorley was executed for his role in the 1798 United Irishman uprising.

A look back at the local man immortalised by his brutal execution

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Jon Burrows has blasted the threats emailed to schools this week.

'Targeting children is utterly appalling'

Snow Queen at The Braid this Christmas

Ballymena Ladies beaten 4-1 by the mighty Quins

Former Ballymena Guardian sports editor Shaun O'Neill recently retired after 47 years with the paper. This week Mayor Thomas Gordon held a civic reception in his honour at The Braid.

Former Guardian sports editor Shaun scoops special civic honour

Community

Professor Lorraine Martin

Ballymena Academy prizegiving is a family affair for guest of honour

Galgorm Collection has announced a £10,000 funding commitment to support the preservation and digitisation of the historic Moravian Church archives in Gracehill, helping to safeguard centuries of local history for future generations. Pictured (from left) are Violet Best, John Costley, David Gilmore General Manager Galgorm Resort & Spa, Jackie Neil, Mark Kernohan with Roberta Thompson sitting.

Galgorm Pledges £10k to protect historic Gracehill Moravian archives

‘Five Apples’ sculptures in the People’s Park, Ballymena

Disappointment as People's Park sculptures 'lost through vandalism'

Zeds Beds has served the local community for 30 years

30 wonderful years of Zeds Beds