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Stirling Prize 2014 – Who is your winner?

Posted by Cherry | Oct 16, 2014 |

The winner of the Stirling Prize 2014 is to be announced later today. Have you chosen your winner yet? Click here to read the full Ballymena Today round up provided by local Ballymena Building and Civil Engineering contractors Wilson and Mawhinney. We know that the Library of Birmingham is currently favourite to win but we cant get over the detail and design of the brickwork at the London School Of Economics. Looking forward to see who the winner is this...

John Kettley is a Weatherman – Throwback Thursday

Posted by Cherry | Oct 16, 2014 |

This week in the Ballymena Today offices we were looking back to 1987 when a hurricane battered southern England. This day 27 years ago BBC weatherman Michael Fish reassured viewers the weather system would track along the English Channel, but instead it cut a swathe right across the south of the country. Read more about that incredible weather here. (Featured image from BBC.co.uk) Here is another weather-themed blast from the past. Who remembers this song by “A Tribe of Toffs”. Wow! I’m not sure if you made it to the end of the song but it brings back memories for...

PSNI Ballymena warn motorists about tyre checks

Posted by Cherry | Oct 15, 2014 |

Ballymena Tyres provide a professional service to Ballymena motorists who are looking for new tyres or advice about their existing tyres. PSNI Ballymena have shared this information about tyres on their Facebook page. Police will be paying closer attention to the condition of vehicle tyres across the next while. With darker nights and wetter weather coming in, now is the time to make sure you vehicle is road worthy. The minimum legal tyre tread depth is 1.6 mm and your tyres must be in good condition. Police can issue a fine if your tyres do not meet these requirements. Or worse still, you could end up in a collision because your vehicle is not road worthy. Don’t take chances with road safety. If you are unsure how to check your tyre tread then take your car along to the team at Ballymena Tyres who can check for you and help you plan when you may need to change your tyres. Ballymena Tyres have a massive variety of tyres to suit all budgets and vehicles. Call them on 028 2565 2518 or drive on in if you are passing Warden Street. The Ballymena Tyres team are here to help you get professional advice and avoid a police fine....

Say Hello to Ballymena

Posted by Cherry | Oct 15, 2014 |

A very special baby arrived in Belfast last month and we at Ballymena Today are more than excited about their name. Belfast Zoo welcomed a Rothschild’s giraffe calf on last month and it is a female. Neja and Finn are the proud parents to the new giraffe is called “Ballymena”. Alyn Cairns who is the Zoo Curator reports ‘It is a tradition at Belfast Zoo, that any new giraffe calves born here are named after towns and villages in Northern Ireland, which begin with ‘Bally’. The keepers, who care for the giraffes, have been thinking of names throughout Neja’s pregnancy and...

Womens Aid ABCLN – Funzie in a Onesie

Posted by Cherry | Oct 15, 2014 |

In Ballymena Womens Aid provides an invaluable service for people and children who have felt the impact of domestic abuse. They have a wonderful staff and team of supporters and their group of young people aged 13+ called Our Voices have come up with a great fundraising day out. Funzie in a Onesie will be held in the People’s Park in Ballymena on 22nd October from 4pm. Turn up in your onesie and join the team on a 1 mile walk around the park. It is sure to be an afternoon of fun and camaraderie. If you know of any young person that would like to take part please contact Ruth on 07850003280 or Laura on 07568106373 to collect a Sponsorship form. A minimum of £20 must be raised to take part. Here are some of our favourite onsies for both girls and guys from ASOS. Click here to see more. If you face domestic abuse you can contact: Women’s Aid for confidential information and support 028 2563 2136 24 Hour Domestic and Sexual Violence Helpline 0808 802 1414 Open to all women and men affected by domestic violence PSNI if you are in immediate danger – 999 You read more at the Women’s Aid Website or visit the Naomi Centre, 2 Cullybackey Road, Ballymena, BT43...

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Stirling Prize 2014 – Who is your winner?

John Kettley is a Weatherman – Throwback Thursday

PSNI Ballymena warn motorists about tyre checks

Say Hello to Ballymena

Womens Aid ABCLN – Funzie in a Onesie

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