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Love Ballymena

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An independent and regulated media hub based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland - bringing you news, views, sights and sounds from across County Antrim.

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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 7h
🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦, 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 Looking for fun, safe and reliable childcare during the Halloween holidays? Munchkins, based at Braidside Primary Ballymena, is offering holiday care with a range of flexible options to suit your family’s needs. 👻 Fun activities 🎨 Creative play
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 8h
Evening beauty tonight in Waterfoot, County Antrim. 🎥 Eimhear McGrath
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 8h
“Slemish sitting in Autumn sunshine on Saturday evening.” 📸 William Logan
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 8h
Early afternoon on Saturday from Ballintoy and Larrybane in North Antrim. “It felt like a Spring day!” 📸 Cathy Clark
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 8h
Early morning sunshine glistened on the frosted grass as mist gently rose from the River Braid in Ballyme a on Saturday. 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 8h
Sunrise views over Belfast this morning, from Cavehill, County Antrim. 📸 Sky Wander Drone
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14h
A stunning Saturday sunrise from Waterfoot, on the Antrim coast. 📸 Eimhear McGrath
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 19h
Views at sunrise on Saturday to Fairhead on the Antrim coast, and across the sea to the silhouetted Mull of Kintyre hills in Scotland. 📍 Ballycastle, County Antrim 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 19h
“It’s 7.10am as day dawns on a frosty Saturday morning here in Ballymena… 2°C.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 19h
A new day begins as the glow of the early morning sun appears on the horizon across Carnlough Bay. 📸 Linda Johnston
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
A beautiful Autumn day in Cushendun, County Antrim. 📸 Sinead Shaw
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
A beautiful Friday from Cavehill, County Antrim. 📸 Siobhan Harding
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“Walk along the Six Mile Water on a bright autumn day!” 📸 Peter Hayes
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“Spotted this giant south of Islay today.” 📸 Aquaholics
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“Hail, rainbows, sun and showers on the North Antrim coast early afternoon today.” 📍 Ballycastle, County Antrim 📸 Cathy Clark
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 (18:55) Motorists are urged to avoid Magheralane Road, close to Randalstown due to a tractor and hedge cutter on fire. Emergency services are responding. Driver is reported as being safe.
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔'𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙋𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙... 🎃🎃 ★ Friday 30 October ★ Stay tuned to find out more!! 🧡
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
Things shaping up on Friday morning at Portrush East Strand ahead of this weekend’s beach races! 📸 Nikki Lowe
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
𝗡𝗜 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | Emergency services are in attendance this afternoon at a large blaze involving a lorry transporting oil in Lurgan. POLICE: “Road users and members of the public are asked to avoid the Mourneview Avenue area of Lurgan, due to a report of an oil tanker on fire in the area.
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
Sunrise beauty on Friday morning from Ballycastle, on the Antrim coast. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“The heat of the sun creating a mist on the river on a beautiful Friday morning down by the Braid.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“The heat of the sun creating a mist on the river on a beautiful Friday morning down by the Braid.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
“First light at 7am on a fine Friday morning here in Ballymena… 5°C.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 16/10/2026
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
A beautiful sunset this evening from Portstewart Promenade, and Castlerock. 📸 Ellie Kate
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
“Sun going down over the fairways at Galgorm Golf course this evening, viewed from Tullygarley bridge.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
Views today from the Giant’s Causeway, on the North Antrim coast. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
“Beautiful views at Portrush and Portstewart today.” 📸 Julie Fleck
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
🎄𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗢, 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 ✨ Make this Christmas one to remember with festive dining at Rococo Restaurant! 🥂 Whether it’s a family get-together, a festive night out with friends or the annual work Christmas celebration, our delicious December menu will get everyone in the Christmas spirit!
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
★★★ 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝟮𝟰/𝟳 | 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 ★★★ Train when it suits you — early mornings, late nights, weekends or anywhere in between. For a limited time, we’re offering: 𝙉𝙊 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉-𝙐𝙋 𝙁𝙀𝙀 on all 3, 6 & 12 month memberships
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
Autumn 🍂 in Glenariffe, County Antrim. 📸 Erin Magee
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
River in full flow at today at Currell’s Avenue in Ballymena. 📸 Peter Hayes
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 | Former MP and DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years for 18 child sex offences. Judge described his "catastrophic descent into disgrace".
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 15/10/2026
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
“Ominous clouds and dramatic skies this evening at 6pm in Ballycastle, County Antrim.” 📸 Cathy Clark
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
“Ominous clouds and dramatic skies this evening at 6pm in Ballycastle, County Antrim.” 📸 Cathy Clark
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
Wind and waves today in Ballycastle, County Antrim. 🎥 Anne Kelly Art and Photography
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
Wind and waves today in Ballycastle, County Antrim. 🎥 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦, 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 Looking for fun, safe and reliable childcare during the Halloween holidays? Munchkins, based at Braidside Primary Ballymena, is offering holiday care with a range of flexible options to suit your family’s needs. 👻 Fun activities 🎨 Creative play
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
Beautiful ever-changing skies this morning as a new day begins in North Antrim. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
‘Still counting sheep’ as morning light breaks on Wednesday morning over Carnlough Bay. 🐑 📸 Linda Johnston
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
“It’s 7.30am as day dawns on a dry breezy Wednesday morning here in Ballymena… 10°C but feels a lot cooler.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 14/10/2026
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 13/10/2026
🏉 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦 – 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! Some of the biggest names in Ulster and Irish rugby are coming together for a special evening of stories, insights and inspiration!
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 13/10/2026
🍂 𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 🍂 Tucked away in the foothills of Slemish Mountain, in the heart of the beautiful Braid Valley, Slemish Hideaway is the perfect place to slow down, unwind and enjoy a little time together. 💚
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 13/10/2026
Tuesday views on the Antrim coast with the Scottish coast in the blue beyond. 📸 Anne Kelly Art and Photography • @annlizkelly.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 13/10/2026
“A clear dry Tuesday morning at 7:40am as day breaks here in Ballymena… 11°C.” 📸 Eugene Diamond • Diamonds News • @diamondsnews.bsky.social
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 13/10/2026
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Love Ballymena @loveballymena.online · 12/10/2026
𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗥 𝟭 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗜 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗨𝗣 Ballymena Academy’s Minor 1 netball team (Year 9) made an impressive start to their Netball NI Minor Schools Cup campaign today, securing a 17–10 victory away to Dominican Grammar School, Fortwilliam.
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