Antrim Guardian Newspaper

23/11/2024

With the focus on road safety this week E section Antrim were surprised to end up at a river today responding to a male who had been swept away whilst trying to retrieve his dog from the water. Thankfully everyone ( and don't worry his dog too!) were rescued safe and well. Our thanks to NIFRS and Air ambulance. Please take care in this weather everyone on and off the road

23/11/2024

Flooding along the Six Mile Water and Mill Race Trail at Antrim.

Videos from Riverside residents' homes in the comments.

23/11/2024

More flooded roads in Antrim. Riverside Road in Antrim is badly flooded. Residents will have access but police have closed the road for anyone else to minimise the wash caused by vehicles. Thank you for your co-operation

23/11/2024

Heavy rain overnight has caused flooding across the borough. Riverside in Antrim town is impassable and several houses in the area are at risk, with some lower levels already hit.

22/11/2024

More good news for the weekend! Just months after the sudden closure of Jake's Cocktail Bar & Grill in the summer, Sean and Geraldine McLaughlin, who run the Boathouse at the Loughshore, are reopening the premises as 'The Stone Hound' tomorrow, rehiring many of the staff from Jake's and sister restaurant Moe's Grill.

22/11/2024

Ooh err missus, the Friday Feature this week is a saucy one - were you there that night, when the lads bared all in Antrim?

FIRST a confession. Thirty years ago I sent my wife of two months on a secret mission... It was September 1994 and I was sending my lovely bride deep undercover with the Chippendales. We’ll call her Shirley, because that is her name.

22/11/2024

BREAKING NEWS - it's official, what a brilliant outcome for Antrim!

Dobbies Garden Centres Limited has announced that the Antrim branch which opened at The Junction last year, will remain in business after initial fears that it would close by the end of this year. The company said today, Friday November 22, that it has been working constructively with landlords, Lot...

22/11/2024

Huge well done to Andrew and everyone who helped organise the service...what a heartwarming story.

I think I've got something in my eye 🥲

IT started with a mystery, but there was the happiest and most heart-warming of endings to a story which played out on the streets of Randalstown last week. It could have easily have been dismissed as a prank, but when Robin Murray put out an appeal for the owner of some Christmas wreaths which had....

21/11/2024

There's still plenty of 'Space' for budding entrepreneurs!

THE outgoing chair of Antrim Enterprise Agency has said that the new Space building on High Street could bring up to 200 people to Antrim every day. Professor Jonathan Wallace made the comments at the official opening of the new facility last Friday.

21/11/2024

Parkhall won First Prize in Key Stage Four for their entry of an incredible canvas picture entitled ‘Integration Blooms for All.’

PARKHALL Integrated College in Antrim was presented with first prize in Key Stage Four at this year’s Carson Award Showcase. The Carson Award Showcase is an annual event where Integrated pupils show their creative talent and all the amazing projects they have been working on.

20/11/2024

The deadline is December 1st...

Nominations are now open for the ‘Live Here Love Here Community Awards 2025’. The awards celebrate local community champions, the unsung heroes who go over and above to take pride in their local area.

20/11/2024

Brilliant news!

FIVE organisations from the Borough have been awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service for their outstanding commitment to community service and support. The newly recognised groups include All About Us – ASD Teens, Queenspark Women’s Group, Randalstown Ulster Scots Cultural ...

19/11/2024

Read more about TIDAL's fantastic year in the paper this week

THE TIDAL group in Toomebridge has won the Rural Social Enterprise Award at the Northern Ireland Social Enterprise Awards 2024. The event was held in partnership with Go Succeed and the Department for the Economy at the Crowne Plaza in Belfast.

19/11/2024

Four local athletes have been honoured.

CRUMLIN sisters Orla and Fionnuala Mulholland, along with Molly McKenna from Randalstown and Antrim girl Erin Winters were amongst 150 athletes honoured with funding awards from the Mary Peters Trust at a special Athletes Academy. The awards reception was held at the prestigious Belfast Harbour Comm...

19/11/2024

Brrr, the temperatures are dropping, so today is a day to wrap up warm and put your feet up with the latest edition of the Antrim Guardian, packed with news, features, ads, photos and sport.

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18/11/2024

A really important initiative has received recognition

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Nurture Clinic based in Antrim has won an award for its collaborative approach to helping new mothers who are experiencing drug and alcohol misuse. The Partnership Working Award was presented to the clinic team at the recent Royal College of Midwives...

18/11/2024

It's official, the Community Hub is back!

LESS than a year after funding was cut for a vital community service in Antrim, the initiatives it provided have been reborn thanks to the hard work of dedicated volunteers. Oasis Caring in Action, which helped scores of men, women and children across the town, was aimed at ‘transforming lives...

15/11/2024

It's almost that time again!

CHRISTMAS Light Switch On events have been confirmed from 21 to 30 November. Hosted by Stuart Robinson, each event will include live entertainment and performances by local groups and schools. Santa Claus himself will debut a special sporty tracksuit designed by Callum Longstaff from Kilbride, the w...