One of the organisers behind the first pride parade to take place in Ballymena has said that they would “like to meet” the individual accused of spreading slurry on part of the route in an attempt to ...

Families are fleeing a Ballymena ‘ghetto’ in fear that racist mobs will attack again as loyalists gear up for the Twelfth of July.

"We’re not expecting the individual to be out waving a rainbow flag at Broadway next year, we are only asking for respect for our right to exist" ...

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser ...

A judge has said a strong message must be sent out that courts will deal “robustly” with those involved in violence in Ballymena. District Judge Nigel Broderick warned that young people who ...

With the protests focused in predominantly loyalist areas in Ballymena, ... DUP MLA Ms Little-Pengelly met residents in the town on Wednesday and said the local community are in fear and wanted ...

“Any attempt to justify or explain it as something else is misplaced,” he said at a press conference at Ballymena police station earlier on Tuesday. He said members of the minority ethnic community ...

Ms Little-Pengelly described the scenes in Ballymena as “unacceptable thuggery”, adding: ... She said the local community are in fear and want the violence to stop.

He said members of the minority ethnic community “felt fear” and there will be a significant policing operation in the town in the coming days to reassure the community.

The man, who is due to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Thursday July 3, has also been charged with disorderly behaviour, attempted criminal damage and resisting police.

Rioters attacked police in Ballymena on Tuesday night ... DUP MLA Ms Little-Pengelly met residents in the town on Wednesday and said the local community are in fear and wanted the violence to stop.

Police used water cannon to disperse protesters engaged in serious disorder for a second night in Ballymena, as petrol bombs and masonry were thrown at officers. Riot police were deployed around ...