A Ballymena based charity is aiming to inject £500,000 into the local communitiy. HE Gallaher Trust, a charity dedicated to job creation and skills development and supporting disadvantaged adults ...

But their impact extends far beyond their 35 members. Each week, the Shed stocks a community fridge with surplus food from Tesco—ensuring local families have access to fresh, nutritious food.

Retail NI, in partnership with National Lottery operator Allwyn, Belfast Live, SSE Airtricity and Gig Grafter, has officially ...

Filipinos are being targeted amidst the racist riots that kicked off in Ballymena, Co Antrim on Monday night, the Philippine Embassy in London said in an advisory issued on Thursday, June 12. The ...

An online fundraiser to support the Filipino community of Ballymena has raised more than £9,300 in three days, following extensive riots in the town. Monday, 14 July 2025 Newsletters ...

Ballymena riots: It is hard to see where the violence will end - and it could go on for weeks . This has been rumbling for days and began when a vigil, held for a girl who was the victim of an ...

June 10, 2025 at 0:38pm BST Saturday. A serious sexual assault of a teenage girl is reported to the PSNI as having occurred on Saturday evening in the Clonavon Terrace area of Ballymena, Co Antrim.

The alleged assault set off an outcry in Ballymena, a town of about 31,000 people, and tapped into a broader anti-immigrant movement that has resulted in several outbreaks of violence in recent years.

Police in Ballymena have said they will address "genuine concerns" about a rapid rise in the number of Roma people moving to the town. They also said some reported incidents related to the ...