EAST Antrim MLA Roy Beggs has urged the public to prepare for the switch over to Digital TV, due to take place in October 2012.

Schools in Carrickfergus are being urged to gain recognition for their environmental activities by entering this year’s SuperValu Best Kept School Awards.

a NEW 1p broadband and phone deal to help small and medium businesses in Carrickfergus get more value from their communications spend has been announced.

EAST Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has praised the work of the Serious Organised Crime Agency in combating criminality.

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Primary school children in Carrick are being urged to show off their creative talents by entering this year’s Walk to School Week poster challenge.

business in the Community is inviting Carrick entries for the 2012 Regional Impact Awards for responsible companies.

Carrick has strengthened its Titanic connection with a blue plaque honour at Boneybefore for renowned Ulster writer William Ruddick Millar.

East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs has raised the issue of salmon conservation at Stormont by querying the practice of issuing licences for drift nets in coastal waters.

A TOTAL of £45,000 worth of lead has been stolen from the roofs of schools in the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s area over the past nine months, a report has revealed.

EAST Antrim MP and MLA Sammy Wilson gave a light-hearted insight into the cut and thrust of politics at the latest meeting of the Rotary Club of Carrickfergus.

CHILDLINE has made an urgent plea for local volunteers to answer calls, emails and chat online with children and young people in danger or distress.

Carrickfergus Community Forum has received Investors in People (IiP) accreditation.

THE Carrick branch of well-known food chain Pizza Hut is to close next week, it has been revealed.

Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has admitted he took a “calculated risk” when he announced the release of £490 million on Tuesday for three major roads schemes, including long-awaited funding for both the A8 and A2 trunk roads in East Antrim.

POLICE are urging builders and contractors to protect their sites to prevent thieves stealing tools, equipment and valuable materials like copper.

CARRICKFERGUS Borough Council is to write to Buckingham Place to formally express appreciation on the occasion of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.

“YOUR Heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask Him.” MATT 7:11

A 41-year-old woman has been charged with disorderly behaviour and attempted criminal damage after a disturbance at Whitehead train station during the early hours of Sunday.

TIME is running out for residents wishing to influence the development of Whitehead’s Recreation Grounds.