Newtownabbey Borough Council

Over 450 companies and organisations have signed a pledge to stop all road deaths in Northern Ireland. Pictured are Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, councillor Mark Cooper, councillor Matthew Brady, chairperson of Antrim and Newtownabbey Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and Lynda Hurley, head of road safety promotion at the Department for Infrastructure

Over 25,000 sign pledge to stop all road deaths in Northern Ireland

A hemp crop waits to be harvested.

Planners consider cannabis plant proposal for production of cannabis medicines

Marks & Spencer has written to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council to request that it be allowed to open for a full day on Christmas Eve - which this year falls on a Sunday. Pictured is Belfast Christmas Market. Photo: Bernie Brown.

M&S asks for relaxed Sunday shopping rules on Christmas Eve

Marks & Spencer, Newtownabbey. Photo by: Google Maps

Extended trading on Christmas Eve refused by council

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s planning committee has given planning approval for an over £90m investment, featuring a 300-unit housing development and new community facilities, at Craighill Quarry in Ballyclare (subject to call-in period)

Green light for Ballyclare quarry housing development valued at £90m to £100m

An image of the proposed extension at Tyre Call, Antrim. Pic: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Planning greening light for new £6million tyre warehouse facility in NI

The Rabbit Hotel and Retreat. Pic: Google Maps

£2m extension planned at Templepatrick hotel seeks use of listed buildings

Antrim Forum marks 50 years with a £2.4m investment with a state-of-the-art fitness suite, complete with the latest innovative equipment from Technogym and BLK BOX

Antrim Forum celebrates 50 years with new £2.4m state-of-the-art fitness suite

Planning yes for Diageo’s £26m extension of Baileys global supply site in NI

Coronation Garden

Council to look at policy over use of Coronation Garden for wedding photographs

Following a successful consultation process which saw extensive engagement with local stakeholders, the planning application has been submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for more than 900,000sq ft of new build warehouse and distribution space, the redevelopment of existing warehouses and a rooftop solar farm.
The proposed plans would see the completed park span a total of 1.7m sq ft and, subject to approval, Errigal Group hopes to be on site for Phase 1 of the build in early 2024

Planning submitted for £150million business park in Antrim

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is supporting a major recruitment drive by Dobbies Garden Centres who are seeking to recruit 120 full and part-time team members for their new flagship store which opens at The Junction Retail and Leisure Park, Antrim, in October 2023. Pictured: Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey councillor Mark Cooper, Chris Flynn, centre director at The Junction, Ken Ferguson, general manager at Dobbies, Antrim and Jenny Campbell, operations manager at Dobbies, Antrim

Council support recruitment drive for 120 new staff at Dobbies Antrim

A previous Armed Forces Day parade in Banbridge - Sinn Fein has queried the cost of next year's event in Newtownabbey

Armed Forces Day 2024 to go ahead in Newtownabbey despite Sinn Fein queries

The Coronation Garden at Hazelbank

Coronation Garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin attracts 50,000 visitors in a month

Really Rubbish Scarecrows in Scarecrow Wood at Antrim Castle Gardens last year

'Really Rubbish Scarecrows' by local children to be displayed at Garden Show

Former DUP MLA Jim Wells

Jim Wells: I can’t see problem with having Bible reading before council meeting
A former DUP MLA has said he “can’t see the problem” with having a prayer or Bible reading before a council meeting.

BLK BOX has been working successfully with PureGym since 2018.

Northern Ireland firm secures prestigious global contract

A newly elected Alliance Party councillor proposed the removal of the Opening Prayer and Holy Bible Reading which is a long held tradition at the start of each council meeting

Letter: Alliance say they want to focus on cost of living yet try Bible ban

Anna Hasslet, Soley Laverty and Theo Neal are inviting people to get creative with their hat designs for Garden Show Ireland

Mad Hatters Day at Garden Show Ireland

An impression of what the new facility, to be known as Birch Hill, could look like

Public consultation next stage in plan for new £80m mental health facility

An artist’s impression of the proposed development at Diageo Bailey’s Global Supply, Mallusk

Drinks giant plans extension to £40m factory

Two-time successful council candidate Taylor McGrann

Election 2023: SF continue winning streak as candidate tops poll in Newtownabbey

Alliance Party stalwart John Blair with new councillor Lewis Boyle, aged 18

CLIP - Election 2023: Is this the youngest councillor on the island of Ireland?

Lewis Boyle, the 18-year-old school student who has just won a place on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council - possibly making him the youngest councillor on the island of Ireland

Antrim & Newtownabbey: Results so far... and it's good news for Sinn Fein

Helen Magill

CLIP: Antrim & Newtownabbey: New DUP face on council puts God first in speech

Stewart Wilson

WATCH: Antrim & Newtownabbey: Is this the shortest acceptance speech so far?

Election paraphernalia spread across the media tables in Valley Leisure Centre as reporters await council election results

Antrim & Newtownabbey: Sinn Fein showing positive results in early stages
Sinn Fein is performing well in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, with the party likely to have gained ground on 2019 once the final tally is in.

Election paraphernalia spread across the media tables in Valley Leisure Centre as reporters await council election results

Antrim & Newtownabbey: First seat to be announced in borough goes easily to Sf

To mark International Compost Awareness Week, which is taking place from May 7 to 13, leading organics recycling company Natural World Products is partnering with local councils to offer householders free compost. Sharon McMaster, community outreach manager at NWP, is pictured with the compost that is made using discarded household organics from homes across Northern Ireland, a real demonstration of the impact of effective recycling. The scheme will enable ratepayers to collect bags of free compost from designated collection points across councils in the arc21 area

NWP to partner with NI councils for free compost initiative

Ruby on the beach at Murlough

Beaches in Northern Ireland where you can let your dog off the lead to play

Mayor, alderman Stephen Ross and Deputy Mayor, councillor Leah Smyth, are joined by local children to launch the council’s line-up of Coronation events

Coronation celebrations galore in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough

To mark Coronation Day on May 6, 2023, the Eden Project is encouraging people to throw their own street parties or attend a roadshow close to you, with a host of events happening across the province to mark the occasion

Details about Coronation celebrations and roadshows happening across NI

Travellers arriving at Belfast International Airport for their flights.

Belfast International Airport: Support voiced for airport train station proposal

Sentry Hill

Ghostbusters refused permission for investigations at Co Antrim attractions

Sysco Ireland welcoming the recent decision of Antrim and Newtownabbey BC to approve its new distribution facility at Nutts Corner. Pictured are computer generated images of the facility

Sysco welcome planning approval for new distribution facility at Nutts Corner

Hightown Road. Google image

New care home part of £12m development plan

A Newtownabbey artist, Janine Dempster has turned her passion for painting into highly successful creative arts business, Janine Dempster - Artist, with support from the Go For It programme in association with Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Pictured is Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, alderman Stephen Ross, Janine Dempster, founder of Janine Dempster – Artist and Louise Parkes, business advisor with Mallusk Enterprise

Newtownabbey artist turns passion for painting into creative arts business

RUC patrol in Belfast.

Permanent memorial to the Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross to be erected

An artist’s impression of the new Jans factory in Antrim

New £10m factory given green light for Antrim

Scottish poet Robert Burns

5 events that are happening to mark Burns Night in Northern Ireland

C/O Google Maps

Green light granted for new out-of-town MOT centre on edge of Newtownabbey

Pictured are Simon McDowell, director of Kilwaughter Minerals, Dr Norman Apsley OBE, chairman of LEDCOM, Richard Kennedy, chair of InterTradeIreland, Jenny Ervine, founder of Raise Ventures and director of Kilwaughter Minerals and Ken Nelson MBE, LEDCOM’s chief executive

Economic impact of LEDCOM also doubles to £12.2m, reveals report

£100m housing development in Antrim town, consisting of 525 new homes, which has been approved by Council

£100m housing investment for Antrim town approved, creating over 170 jobs

Rangers' Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow pays tribute following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Rangers Football club good relations scheme gets £20k backing

A CGI visualisation of the proposed store.

Judge dismisses Tesco challenge over new Asda planning permission

Jobs and Careers Fair at the award winning Valley Leisure Centre on Thursday

Jobs and Careers Fair in Antrim tomorrow

An artist's impression of the proposed facility at Brett Martin

Green light for £6m Mallusk warehouse expansion project

Global industrial technology company, Sensata Technologies, to create a £16.5m state-of-the-art facility in Newtownabbey

Green light for Sensata’s new £16.5m technology centre

A moment of national reflection will be held at Mossley Mill and Antrim Castle Gardens in honour of Her Majesty the late Queen Elizabeth II

Queen's death marked by moment of silent reflection at Mossley

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has agreed to appoint a consultant in a bid to boost business in its town centres

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council agrees to appoint business consultant

The land in question, facing Kerr's Tyres

New neighbourhood planned on site of old Enkalon factory in Antrim

Mark Lee, CEO of Sysco Ireland

Foodservice provider unveils £23m expansion plans, creating 90 jobs

Global Point Business Park

Steel Mac Distribution Ltd set to invest £4m in Global Point Business Park

Kieran O’Connell, senior planning officer, Michael McKenna, head of investment and business development, councillor Michael Goodman, Ben Morgan, AMRC research director, Prof Paul Maropoulos, director of AMIC, David Robinson, head of BRCD financial management QUB, Richard Scaife, AMRC regional development director, Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Alderman Stephen Ross, councillor Billy Webb MBE JP, alderman Mark Cosgrove and Majella McAllister, director of economic development and planning

Council’s best practice visit to world-leading research and manufacturing hub in...

Founder of Benchmark Bread, Michael Hendron along with his business adviser, Peter Weir

Belfast father ‘brings home the bread’ with bakery business