Contents
UlsterNet.co.uk
The largest circulation paper in Ballyclare
The largest circulation paper in Ballyclare
Thu, May 23, 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
NEWTOWNABBEY Borough Council have about-faced on the issue of circuses by voting to allow a Tom Duffy's Circus to perfor...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
TRADERS, politicians and residents have condemned the erection of a banner proclaiming 'Welcome to Loyalist Ballyclare' ...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
THE Housing Executive has confirmed a major £1.1 million scheme has started on the multi-storey flats in Rushpark.The sc...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
A FAMED Australian horseman who held an event for a local animal sanctuary has urged people to take the "time and patien...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
TWO tragic plane crashes in the Ballyclare district area during World War II are set to be given a permanent memorial fo...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Three years ago Noreen Coates endured every parent's nightmare when her son Jude was born with a serious heart condition...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
A £20 million Newtownabbey windfarm had it's official opening last week, with the six wind turbine facility set to provi...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
A Ballyclare student recently returned from the trip of a lifetime after coming home from a visit to Michigan State Univ...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
FAIRVIEW Primary School were celebrating this week after getting the stamp of approval from inspectors following a recen...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
CONSERVATION enthusiasts have acted quickly to protect a yearly visitor to Ballyclare after the destruction of a town ce...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
A man killed in a road traffic accident in Larne last Friday evening has been named locally as David Carlisle. Mr Carlis...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
IRATE parents and young people found themselves becoming break-in artists after turning up at Sixmilewater Park's play a...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
A £769,751 project part financed by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA cro...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
MAJOR insurance company Legal & General have said they are working hard to settle the plight of the McVey family who wer...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
AN American tourist visiting Ballyclare's Old Presbyterian Church made a surprising discovery about her Six Mile roots l...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
DISGRUNTLED dog owners left Mossley Mill even more frustrated on Monday night after Newtownabbey councillors voted to no...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A mother-of-three whose house flooded with foul sewage last December has said she still doesn't know when her family can...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
POLITICIANS and community leaders have expressed their dismay at the discovery of another cannabis plant in the Ballycla...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A STRAID woman appointed to head up the strategic efforts of a new Northern Irish philanthropy organisation says she is ...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
THE percentage of pupils achieving three A-levels and five GCSEs at local schools has been released, in league tables fo...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
TWO Ballyclare councillors have united to criticise insurance company Legal & General for their 'shameful' treatment of ...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
IT WAS a case of all change at the top as Ballyclare Chamber of Trade elected a new President at their AGM, held in Barn...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
A striking photo of a sleeping newborn baby curled up in a bowl has won a Newtownabbey man Northern Ireland's prestigiou...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
REPAIRING potholes on the Ballycorr Road could lead to further complaints about heavy traffic use on the narrow country ...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
FEWER than 50 business plans in Ballyclare were approved by Invest NI in the five years between 2008 and 2012, with the ...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
A NEWTOWNABBEY pensioner has been imprisoned for four and a half years after he pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of his fi...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
AN infamous Ballyclare eyesore is set to be torn down by the end of the month it has been confirmed.Happy House, a forme...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
CONTROVERSIAL dog control orders which could've seen Six Mile Water Park and the War Memorial Park in Ballyclare incorpo...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
COMMUNITY spirit under adversity was evident in sleepy Straid village last week when resilient residents were left witho...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
A SAMPLE of traders in Ballyclare are unanimously in favour of extending free car parking on Saturdays, after the first ...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
A NUMBER of males have been hospitalised after an alleged early hours of assault on Main Street.At the time of going to ...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
BALLYCLARE Comrades' legal challenge to its own social club has ended with both parties effectively severing their relat...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Ballyclare area residents could be forgiven for thinking winter was here to stay after extraordinary snowfall, resulting...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
A significant collection of war memorabilia exhibited in Ballyclare for the past two months has taken its first step tow...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
EXTRAORDINARY snowfall last week was a particular hardship for farmers, with one Ballyeaston dairy farm describing how i...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
A BALLYCLARE woman has been sent to prison for three months after shouting and swearing in Antrim Area Hospital while on...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
BALLYCLARE residents will no longer be able to get advice on benefits or collect necessary forms in the town, after the ...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
DOG'S Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity has strongly backed the campaign for the introduction of compulsory si...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
RESIDENTS living in close proximity to the Hightown Quarry, the proposed site for Northern Ireland's first ever incinera...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
A BALLYCLARE man has been jailed for nine and a half years after being convicted of raping his daughter in 1988.63 year ...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
THE first ever incinerator facility in Northern Ireland, providing energy to around 30,000 homes annually and creating o...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
THE car parking scheme in the Square, offering free parking on Saturdays during the month of March, is to cost Newtownab...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
A BALLYCLARE artist will be among a mix of professionals and amateurs displaying his work at an exhibition this week to ...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
ROADS Service have begun resurfacing and repair work on the Ballycorr Road following complaints regarding potentially da...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
THE Department of Regional Development, Newtownabbey Borough Council and the Ballyclare Chamber of Trade have finally ag...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
AN all-star cast will be taking up residence in Ballyclare this week when filming for a BBC comedy drama comes to town o...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
FIVE separate security alerts - including two viable devices - have hit Newtownabbey in just five days over the past wee...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
FLOODING incidents on the Doagh Road over the last two years have not resulted in companies demanding higher car insuran...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
BALLYCLARE town centre was dealt another blow last week with the news that First Trust Bank is to close its branch in th...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
THE Ballyclare Chamber of Trade and local councillors have called on ASDA to open up access to the Park Street/Granges S...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
DISABLED people in Ballyclare are being urged to take part in the most comprehensive study into accessibility ever carri...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
CHURCH attendances amongst the main Protestant denominations in Ballyclare remain relatively stable, according to local ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
BALLYCLARE councillors have called for movement on a site on the Hillhead Road in the town, which has not been used for ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
THE long awaited demolition of the Woodsides building may have started last week, but it remains unclear what will repla...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
RATES will increase by 1.3% for both businesses and residents in Ballyclare and the wider Newtownabbey area from April 1...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
CAR parking at Ballyclare Town Hall will be free on Saturdays during the month of March, after councillors voted in favo...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
ONLY the quick response of the emergency services to a fire on the Mill Road on Saturday night prevented fatalities, acc...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
HOUSEHOLDERS in a private residential street have accused the Northern Health Trust of offering "platitudes" after a hea...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
A Belfast woman has spoken of her shock and heartbreak after a Ballyclare ex-boyfriend pleaded guilty to posting explici...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
19 jobs will go at Newtownabbey's HMV store after it was confirmed for closure last week. Last Thursday the ailing compa...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
TRANSLINK have announced the end of the Ballyclare town bus service, with effect from April 1st,, after it emerged that ...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
REPRESENTATIVES have united to condemn two viable devices discovered by a pensioner outside Sacred Heart Catholic Churc...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
FIRE authorities have launched a major recruitment drive for part-time firefighters across Northern Ireland, including B...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
THE newly revealed 2011 census results have shown a major gulf in economic deprivation and academic qualifications betwe...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
BALLYCLARE traders have received a boost after long-awaiting revitalisation funds were confirmed for the town last week....
Thursday, 31 January 2013
A Ballyclare primary school has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious Action Renewables Association Awards s...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
IN preparation for the centenary celebrations/commemorations of WW1 I am compiling a little book about the 55 men who ar...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
LOCAL councillors, along with the Chamber of Trade, have expressed their disappointment at the decision by Bank of Irela...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
DESPITE 20,000 power cuts sweeping Northern Ireland in the wake of blizzard conditions and heavy snow over the previous ...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
IRATE flag protesters have accused the police of heavy-handed tactics after a demonstration in Ballyclare ended with dis...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
NEWLY released figures have indicated that a huge Newtownabbey business park site owned by Northern Ireland's foremost e...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
FOLLOWING criticism from traders and business owners in Ballyclare, Newtownabbey Borough Council have robustly defended ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
FAIRVIEW Primary School has taken up the challenge to become a Zero Waste school, one of only four schools to do so.The ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
BALLYCLARE town centre traders received a boost last week with the rejection of a long-proposed department store near L...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
FLAG protests are set to continue next week with two demonstrations in five days set to be held in Ballyclare. 'Operatio...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
SOUTH Antrim MLA Paul Girvan has added his support to the fresh consultation over dog control orders in Newtownabbey. As...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
CONTROVERSIAL control orders which could see several Ballyclare open spaces become lead-only areas for dog walkers have ...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
OVER half of businesses in Ballyclare experienced a "good" Christmas in terms of trading, according to a survey conducte...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
RESIDENTS in the Ballyclare and Newtownabbey areas have been invited to share their views on a new plan which aims to ad...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
ATTENDEES at Mencap's recent Northern district meeting held in Newtownabbey heard that leaving school continues to be a ...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
NEW crime maps released by the PSNI have revealed The Square and the Grange areas of Ballyclare to be the crime hotspots...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
TWO Ballyclare women are among the forty 'angels' who have joined fundraising fun-runner Tracy Gilpin in her ambition of...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A SOUTH Antrim MLA who negotiated between flag protestors and police after a stand-off during a demonstration on the las...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A young Kilbride Primary School pupil was on his bike this Christmas after winning the Ballyclare Gazette Colouring Comp...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
THERE has been a rise in absenteeism within Newtownabbey Borough Council, with an average of 13.38 days lost per employe...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A FLAG demonstration last Friday evening descended into a stand-off between police and protestors writes Ciaran McCauley...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
VULNERABLE Ballyclare residents in danger of fuel poverty can receive a boost this winter by availing of a new 'Keep War...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A PROPOSAL to increase admission fees for use of water slide facilities during swims at Sixmile leisure centre has been ...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
THE trial into the death of a woman who was found in her home in Ballyclare has been halted after the prosecution decide...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
FOR the second Monday in succession Ballyclare town centre became a traffic no-go zone as a flag demonstration blocked r...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
NEWTOWNABBEY Borough Council officers were last week urged by councillors to apply the council's financial reserves to k...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
IMAGINE this - an orphan, kicked around various hard-knock foster homes throughout his childhood ends up fighting and tr...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
A 150 person strong Union Flag protest passed off peacefully in Ballyclare yesterday - but the aftermath of a tumultous ...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
BALLYCLARE woman Jacqueline McAuley has scooped a prestigious volunteering award, after being named as the Volunteer Ire...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
AT 17, the world is your oyster. You can travel, sit a driving test, and even play in a World Cup for your country, prov...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
A WAR of words over flags has broken out at Newtownabbey Borough Council between two elected councillors, with Alliance'...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
THE PSNI and education authorities have urged angry Ballyrobert residents to avoid "unnecessary fears" following rumours...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
THE lover of a woman allegedly murdered by her husband in Ballyclare has denied committing the murder himself.Andrew Jon...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
POLICE officers across D District - including the Ballyclare Neighbourhood Police team - are now regularly updating Face...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
IT was a change of guard at the Royal British Legion in Ballyclare last week as one World War 2 veteran replaced another...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
POLICE are warning Ballyclare residents to stay extra vigilant in the coming festive season after a spate of recent burg...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
THIRTEEN local businesses scooped awards at The Newtownabbey Business Awards 2012 at a black tie event in Mossley Mill o...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
PARALYMPIC champion and world record holder Michael McKillop has launched a new initiative aimed at promoting better com...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
FALLING house prices have resulted in a mini-property boom with a town estate agent reporting a recent rush on residenti...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
AN EMPLOYEE at Saint-Gomain Weber, the mortar manufacturer which on Friday announced the end of power manufacturing oper...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
TWO Ballyclare businesses have raised over thousands in separate fundraising efforts for Macmillan Cancer Support.Beauty...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
BLIND spots caused by high volumes of parked cars in the Avondale Drive area of Ballyclare are causing a potential "deat...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
A BALLYCLARE nursing home which rejected claims of preventing families from visiting residents has received considerable...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
CLAIMS a nursing home subjected family members to 'appalling treatment' by preventing visits to residents following a su...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
FIVE Ballyclare men were last week jailed for playing a part in the serious rioting which flared at the Grange estate an...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
SEVEN people have been prosecuted through the courts in the past year for litter offences in Newtownabbey, according to ...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
A BALLYCLARE student has been named as one of the successful finalists at this year's Future Students of Business award...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
DISCOUNT retailer Home Bargains has remained tight lipped over speculation that it is interested in acquiring part of th...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A Ballyclare bungalow worth 50 per cent of its price four or five years ago has failed to find a buyer at a property auc...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
NATURAL gas is coming to Ballyclare for the first time, heard representatives at a recent business breakfast which outli...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
MORE than 22,000 responses have been lodged in relation to the North-Eastern Education and Library's Board plans to comp...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
THE exact boundaries relating to the proposed new dog control orders in Newtownabbey, about where dogs have to be kept o...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
AS he celebrated his 100th birthday this week, Antrim man James McCullough, originally from Doagh, has credited his devo...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
NEWTOWNABBEY Borough Council issued 150 fixed penalty notices for litter in 2011/12, a three fold increase on the previo...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
The poppy appeal in Ballyclare has begun in earnest, with one local business making a special gesture to help the fund r...
