Turnout in the Northern Ireland Assembly election has hit its highest level since the year of the Good Friday peace agreement. Almost two thirds of the electorate voted in yesterday’s poll – with the future of powersharing hanging in the balance.
Category: Ballymena, United Kingdom
‘Mr. Big’ drugs dealer is jailed
Police have welcomed the jail sentence imposed on a man who is described as a major figure in illegal drugs supply in Coleraine and Ballymena. Mark Dunford , of Ballylagan Lane, Coleraine has already been behind bars for 7 months and today at Dungannon Crown Court was sentenced to an additional 4.5 years, half of which will be spent in custody and the other half on licence after admitting supplying amphetamines.
Over 30 employers set for major Ballymena job fair
Reminding the public that the countdown is on for the Mid and East Antrim Job Fair on February 2 is Joan Connolly, Ballymena Jobs & Benefits Office. Local jobseekers have been urged to ‘seize opportunities’ as Ballymena prepares to hold a major job fair with over 30 employers in attendance.
Cars drive through snow on the A26 in Ballymena, Co Antrim
Flights have been cancelled at some of the country’s biggest airports as snow and blizzard conditions sweep parts of Britain. At Heathrow Airport, 80 flights were cancelled as a forecast of snow and windy weather is expected to impact on services while four flights were cancelled at Gatwick Airport.