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Here's a sign I've never seen hanging in a corporate office, a mechanic's garage or a politician's headquarters: WE HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE: We care more. It's easy to promise and difficult to do. But if you did it, it…

The fire It's been a couple of weeks since the shocking fire on Broughshane Street in Ballymena.  Over fifty firefighters tackled the fire which spread quickly and devastated several buildings. The Ballymena Today team have been really…

Viewing the web as a platform for generosity is very different than seeing an opportunity to turn it into an ATM machine. The way we spend our time online determines not only whether or not the community we choose grows and thrives, but it…

Yes, I think it's okay to abandon the big, established, stuck tribe. It's okay to say to them, "You're not going where I need to go, and there's no way I'm going to persuade all of you to follow me. So rather than standing here watching the…

Last week we were talking with a business owner in another town here in Northern Ireland. They were telling us about how one of their staff members works part-time with them and, also in another business a short drive away. Only a few short…

Sometimes when I tweet something or share a link on Facebook I have to ask myself; Who is listening to you? Building an audience isn't necessarily hard but it requires patience and time. The effort you make to create great content…

Ballymena Today loves Instagram. Nearly all of our team use and love it. However, this is not one of those posts where we give you a step-by-step guide on how to use Instagram. The Internet is already full of those and we strongly encourage…

McAfee Cars have been selling new and used cars from their Railway Street premises to their Ballymena customers and beyond since 1972, but on Saturday 31st October 2015 they will be washing cars too!! ...... and all for a very good cause as…

Ballymena Today is about more than just blogging and social media. On the face of it, when you look at this site and our social media profiles you may not see that clearly but, we are proud of our diversity. We have said this over…

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and we think that Ballymena deserves a little bit of love! We at Ballymena Today love living, working and shopping in our town and are always happy to see good things happening around and about. That is why we…