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Antrim & Newtownabbey Council is supporting the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in its efforts to roll out a Regional Gigabit Voucher Scheme across the borough.

Oscar Wilde’s star-studded An Ideal Husband is set to be broadcast live to Northern Ireland cinemas from London’s Vaudeville Theatre on Tuesday, June 5, at 7.15pm.

A young Newtownabbey woman was one of 24 Cinemagic film trainees given the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals to bring a new short story to life on the screen.

South Antrim Community Transport and East Antrim Blind & Visually Impaired Group are the latest local organisations to benefit from Asda Foundation support through its Green Token Giving scheme.

An Antrim based eating disorders team is celebrating winning a major award at the Spirit of Northern Ireland Awards.

Antrim Library has hosted the launch of a new self-help reading initiative, ‘Read Yourself Well’.

Antrim-based managed IT and telecoms firm, Outsource Solutions, has agreed a sponsorship deal with wheelchair basketball club, The Knights.

Hillcroft School in Newtownabbey has won a new iPad in a ‘Snap the Cig’ photo competition.

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council have launched their new Angling Guide at Straid Fishery.

A visually impaired brother and sister have been recognised for almost 80 years of outstanding work for a company dedicated to helping people with disabilities.

Taking place from May 4-6 at Antrim Castle Gardens, this year’s Allianz Garden Show Ireland will be returning bigger than ever.

Theatre at the Mill will the venue on April 27 for the 84th Anniversary Concert of Ballyclare Male Voice Choir at 7.45pm.

The East Antrim branch of Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI will hold its annual antiques and craft fair on Saturday, May 5.

Running club Mallusk Harriers has teamed up with the Co-Operative Newtownabbey in a new partnership to promote youth participation in athletics.

Charities and community groups in Ballymena and the wider County Antrim are being invited to sign up to receive surplus food from their local Tesco store.

To mark this ‘National Pet Month’, Dogs Trust Ballymena are offering advice on responsible dog ownership in a bid to rehome canine residents.

Mallusk Enterprise Park is one of seven not-for-profit organisations shortlisted for grants of up to £35k.

A Newtownabbey day nursery - Hullabaloo Day Nursery - are among the nominees in the Families First awards.

Seven families with young children aged between 18 months and seven years have been given a ‘Bugzi’ boost.