Ballymena, United Kingdom News

Pictured at the annual Apprentice of the Year Awards at the Holiday Inn in Belfast are Department for Employment and Learning Permanent Secretary Alan Shannon, TV presenter Claire McCollum, Helen Brady from category sponsor City & Guilds and Apprentice of the Year finalist Robert Waddell from Kells.

Concert goers planning on travelling to Derry this weekend for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend are being advised to plan their journey well in advance and to avail of the additional rail and bus services that have been put in place.

The hotel group that owns the Galgorm Resort and Spa in County Antrim made pre-tax profits of A 2.3m in 2012, up by A 300,000 on 2011.

WHEN Prince Harry and Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off a global tour promoting Britain in New York this week, the very best of Ballymena was at the epicentre of the campaign! Prince Harry and Prime Minister Cameron launched the tour at Milk Studios in New York City, arriving in style on a special edition GREAT London double decker bus - ... (more)

THE Hill family, who own Galgorm Resort & Spa, are buying a six-storey landmark building in the centre of Belfast with a view to transforming it into a hotel, it has been revealed.

"When he said I had it, I couldn't believe it," said John. "At the beginning I didn't know what was going to take place.

The partnership are now encouraging the public to have your say in the projects by attending a consultation event on 21st or 22nd May.

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, along with Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, tour the new Wright Bus factory with MD Mark Nodder.

"WITHOUT Enid Blyton I probably wouldn't be doing what I'm doing now," says Liz Weir, internationally renowned professional storyteller and writer, her soft tones betraying her Ballymena roots.

Speaking to camera in public can be a tricky business for reporters, who can become an easy target for hecklers behind them - as UTV Business Editor Jamie Delargy found out, thanks to Boris Johnson.

A PSNI spokesperson said a 50-year-old man who was arrested as part of the investigation into the incident has since been released on bail.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will be in Northern Ireland on Friday where he will officially open a manufacturing plant that will build the chassis for the new bus for London.

LARNE Council is hoping that 2014 will be a year to remember, as it forges ahead with plans to host a series of major civic events in the borough.

Care home residents have told UTV they are still uncertain as to what the future holds, despite an apology from Health Minister Edwin Poots.

I was pleased recently, to be asked to speak at a recent showcase of projects from the STEPS programme, held in the Long Gallery in Parliament Buildings.

Police have released a picture of the scene where a cannabis factory, estimated to be capable of producing almost half a million pounds worth of the drug, was discovered.

Edwin Poots is not a football manager but he is an Northern Ireland Executive minister, manager if you like, of the most difficult department at Stormont.

More than 60 full and part-time jobs are to be created with the expansion of Galgorm Castle Estates in Ballymena, County Antrim.

At the time Nama has appointed receivers to the Kennedys' other property assets in relation to a A 48m de According to a report by the BBC, these include a business park, 30 acres of land, development sites and offices.

A young Ahoghill man's footage of a woman's half-hour attempt to parallel park on a street in Belfast has become a YouTube sensation, receiving some 700,000 views since it was uploaded on Thursday.