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The arts are a vital part of the human experience, and surely our success as a civilised society will be judged largely by the creative activities of our citizens in art, architecture, music and literature. Improving the condition of the…

After everyone finally remembered that it was short for “web log,” Blog was crowned Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2004. The Blogosphere gave rise to new approaches to media, journalism, and websites in general. Through services like…

Pennybridge Industrial Estate is located just outside of Ballymena. It has been a long time since we have shared a throwback Thursday picture here at Ballymena Today but we think this picture of Pennybridge Industrial Estate is a good one…

Ballymena has changed lots over the years. Just take a look at this throwback Thursday picture from the Old Photos of Ballymena Facebook Page. The picture shows the train station and Galgorm road leading up into town. The Train Station is…

We were excited this week to see a new website for local business McCarroll McConnell being launched. McCarroll McConnell are a long-standing Ballymena business who will take care of just about any insurance requirement you may have.…

This is a beautiful picture of Ballymena from the early 1900's via Old Photographs of Ballymena. Depicting Church Street it is easy to see the variety of businesses who traded here when this was the main street in town. Lots has changed…

Grove Vets Ballymena are excited about the promised hot weather and have recently read that when it’s 22°C outside, the temperature inside a car can reach 47°C within 60 minutes.We hopefully will see some hot temperatures this week in…

AVG Business partnering with MCC Computers was selected as one of 86 finalists from an entry field of more than 400 companies in 31 countries at the European IT & Software Excellence Awards(ITEA) that took place in London on April 14. …

New Signage has been popping up in Ballymena as lots of established local businesses have been opening or rebranding their premises. Here are some great examples of signage in Ballymena. The Spa @ Grove Last week we wrote an…

Our Ballymena Today youth team have paid a visit to Middletown Coffee on Lower Mill Street in Ballymena. Lets see what they have to say: I've been travelling again - this time somewhere a bit closer to home… Middletown Coffee! It is a…