Year: 2015

Ballymena Barber Shop | Finalists At NI Hair And Beauty Awards

Posted by | Sep 28, 2015 |

Ballymena barber shop, The Wellington Barber, were finalists at the NI Hair and Beauty Awards which was held recently in Belfast. It’s great to see small Ballymena businesses getting recognised for putting lots of effort & hard work into constantly improving the service and products they offer their customers. The Wellington Barber was one of 7 finalists in the Best Barber Shop category from all across Northern Ireland having been selected by public nomination. This is a great achievement for a very young business – only opened 7 months ago, but Stephen Browne and the team have been building their reputation as a place where you get a great haircut, beard trim or shave while at the same time having a bit of banter! Ballymena barber shop, The Wellington Barber – finalists at the NI Hair and Beauty Awards. So for the team from this Ballymena barber shop it was a trip to the Europa Hotel in Belfast to join lots of other barbers, hairdressers, nail technicians, beauty therapists and spa owners from all over the province as the awards were handed out. Attending the night was Suzanne Jackson, the well known fashion blogger and the charity partner was the ‘Make A Wish’ charity. Meanwhile the party’s over and it’s back to work in Ballymena for The Wellington Barber team. They’re now excited about the next event they’re running on 18th October...

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Bread and Soul Bakery Broughshane

Posted by | Sep 25, 2015 |

Bread and Soul Bakery Broughshane is based in a unit at the recently refurbished Raceview Mill. They say if you’re ever intending to sell your house a good tip is either to brew fresh coffee or bake fresh bread before a viewing……at Bread and Soul Bakery Broughshane you can have both! As you walk through the door you’re hit with that gorgeous smell of home baking! All the many types of bread available are cooked in their wood fired Italian oven. While you’re choosing which breads to buy you can have a freshly brewed cup of Ristretto coffee as well. We asked the guys what breads are available at Bread and Soul – House white Black olive bread Guinness bread – which is becoming really popular Wholemeal & honey Bacon & cheese bread Handmade scones & croissants “All our bread is baked on-site using organic flour and where possible we use local suppliers for other ingredients ~ for instance there’s Broighter Gold rape seed oil in our house white. We’re developing new breads regularly and are really grateful to the people of Broughshane, Ballymena and further afield who have supported us already in our new business venture.” Bread and Soul Bakery Broughshane – fresh handmade bread & pizzas – also great coffee to go. Bread and Soul Bakery Broughshane is open Tuesday to Saturday ~  from 10am – 5pm on Tuesdays...

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Dulux Recommend Ballymena painter D Robinson and Son

Posted by | Sep 24, 2015 |

Ballymena local business D Robinson and Son have the stamp of approval from paint brand Dulux. The Dulux website offers recommendations for painters and decorator and D Robinson and Son have earned an 100% rating meaning their customers would have no reservations about calling on the painting and decorating duo to return for another job. D Robinson and Son shared this on their blog: We are happy to see that 100% of our customers would choose to use us again and we like to have a good working relationship with customers whether they are commercial, or domestic. We are also happy with our customers reviews which you can read below our customer ratings. Reviews included: Mr Robinson was very professional in his approach and respectful of working in a school environment. He was mindful of Health & Safety and liaised with me regularly to inconvenience us least. Competitive, extremely impressed at professionalism, tidy, knowledgable, helpful and pleasant manner. No hesitation in recommending to other clients etc If you need a reliable painter or decorator in Ballymena then look no further that David Robinson and Son. You can get in touch by calling 07771 716963 or 07713 565104 with details of your painting and decorating...

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Culture Night Ballymena

Posted by | Sep 24, 2015 |

Yesterday we blogged about Culture Night Belfast and how it had got our Ballymena Today team thinking… Culture Night Ballymena doesn’t exist just yet. We aren’t completely sure how our conversations and ideas will evolve but when we do know something we will make a loud noise. In a nutshell we would love to see Culture Night take over the streets of Ballymena but, we have lots to discuss first. We don’t even know if it’s possible… Here’s what we do know… Ballymena is small compared to Belfast. This would obviously be reflected in the development of Culture Night Ballymena. Belfast should always be bigger, better and more varied, it is our capital city here in Northern Ireland and we love how Belfast has been evolving in recent years. Culture is made there… But what about Culture Night Ballymena? Ballymena has a rich cultural diversity that stretches across businesses, organisations and community groups. Here on Ballymena Today we regularly highlight a broad range of what goes on around our town. As we have evolved here at Ballymena Today we have often been super excited and encouraged by the eclectic mix of community and culture in our town. As we said above; We would love to see Culture Night take over the streets of Ballymena but, we have lots to discuss first. We don’t even know if it’s possible… We...

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Culture Night Belfast

Posted by | Sep 23, 2015 |

In case you haven’t heard of Culture Night Belfast… Belfast’s biggest and boldest cultural celebration. 200+ events, 100+ venues and over 50,000 people in Cathedral Quarter and beyond. Culture Night is taking over Belfast on Friday 18 September between 1-10pm. You can see the reactions and excitement of thousands of people who attended various aspects of Culture Night Belfast via their hashtag #CNB15 here. The thousands who have descended on Belfast for this series of events in the last seven years, is testament to the incredible hard work, generosity and teamwork of the huge number of people involved. Our few words here don’t really do it justice. Culture Night Belfast is an incredible achievement…. Take a closer look at their photos on Facebook here. Culture Night is of course, about more than just Belfast. The Culture Night ie site says this; Culture Night has grown from a relatively small scale cultural event staged only in Dublin in 2006 to the significant national cultural event it now is, with some 350,000 people visiting museums, galleries, historic houses, artists’ studios and cultural centres across the country. The initiative has captured both the public imagination and the enthusiasm of artists and cultural organisations. Culture Night -Encourages more people to visit cultural venues and experience culture in their locality -Reminds us all about the fantastic cultural facilities and resources that we have locally and nationally...

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