Ballymena News

Midtown Sounds is returning to Ballymena this weekend - 21st & 22nd February 2020. Ballymena BID has announced that this super music event will see live performances from several artists who will be hosted in over 20 businesses around…

Roots Revealed is a professional genealogy and family history service based in Ballymena and they are now taking bookings for their upcoming Exploring Your Roots genealogy evening course.  It will be delivered by local genealogist Natalie…

The next time you’re walking on Church Street, Ballymena look out for the fantastic Care For Creation 2020 Community Art Project display in Midtown Makers window. The project was initiated by Ballymena Church Members Forum and has involved…

'I sing For Me' is a Community Choir which meets in Ballymena on Friday mornings from 10:30am to 12pm. The organisers say this is a "non-audition, all age, all ability, no pressure, all welcome choir!" The weekly practices are held in…

The Jewellers Workshop Broughshane specializes in handmade jewellery and runnning workshops where couples can come for the day and make their own wedding bands. As they say, "Who could make your wedding rings with more love and care than…

Ballymena Business Centre is set to benefit from having access to next generation fibre technology, having successfully secured the roll out of ‘Fibre-to-the-Premises’ (FTTP) broadband to 52 business units located in the Co Antrim facility,…

It's always good to hear of success stories for people from the Ballymena area and that's the case for a Ballymena runner. Brigid Quinn has finished in the top 10 out of 1,050 registered runners in the 2019 Novosco 10k Grand Prix series.…

If you're out for a walk in any of the parks or open spaces in the Ballymena area you're likely to meet lots of dogs and their owners. But what if you own a dog and are unable to walk it as much as you would like to? That's where Yasmine…

Are you up for a bit of fun, dancing and chat, an opportunity to meet other people in a safe and friendly environment, then why not come along to the Tuesday Tea Dances at Ballymena Methodist Church Hall? Held on the second Tuesday of the…

The CH Pottery studio, set on the shores of Lough Neagh, is where Ciaran Headley creates his ceramic art. Ciaran's work is becoming very well-known in the Ballymena area, especially since it became available to buy in Midtown Makers on…