Author: Ally Stewart

Ballymena Runners

When you’re out and about in Ballymena these days you’re quite likely to see groups of runners on the footpaths and various trails around the town. There’s a good chance they are members of Ballymena Runners who have their base at the Seven Towers Leisure Centre. Running has become incredibly popular the last few years with people taking it up either to get fit, because it helps with a slimming plan or just because they enjoy the social side of it. In fact it is so popular that the current Cosy Sofa to 5km – a nine week training...

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The Breadshed Sandwich Bar | Ballymena

Most of us enjoy a freshly made sandwich! Ballymena Today called with Brian & Joanne at The Breadshed Sandwich Bar, Henry Street in Harryville to check out what was on offer. They pride themselves on producing ‘fresh food daily’ and when it comes to sandwiches nothing beats a sandwich made to order, as you wait, using locally sourced bread and fillings. No soggy bread or wilted lettuce here! Started in 2009 The Breadshed Sandwich Bar & Coffee Shop has built up a great reputation and has many regular customers from the town and beyond calling in for the great food and friendly service. The Breadshed Sandwich Bar menu A fantastic selection of sandwich fillings, including their best selling BBQ chicken and peppered chicken fillings which they make themselves using their own unique recipe. Wraps, paninis and toasted sandwiches with fillings of your choice. Especially welcome on these cold winter days is their home made soup – with a slice or two of wheaten. Delicious! Maybe you just want a coffee and a bun?  Call with the guys at The Breadshed Sandwich Bar and enjoy a cup of freshly ground coffee and choose from their fantastic selection of traybakes, muffins or scones. Maybe you’ve started off the year with a healthy eating plan! If you’re counting the calories they can provide you with a meat or non-meat salad bowl. If...

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Red Star Music | Ballymena School Of Music

We have seen a few new shops opening in Ballymena recently, one of which is Red Star Music, opened by Ballymena School of Music. Ballymena School of Music have been offering music lessons for 8 years now from their premises at Ballymoney Road, but they have just embarked on this exciting new venture by opening their own shop – Red Star Music on John Street, Ballymena. Ballymena School of Music owners Stuart & Heather told Ballymena Today that they wanted to open Red Star Music so they could offer a complete music package. They said “We wanted to be able to provide musical instruments for our pupils and the greater Ballymena community and having our shop on John Street means we can now offer this. We are already stocking a great selection of guitars – electric, accoustic & bass, drum kits, a selection of other musical instruments and lots of accessories. Also a good range of music books from beginner to advanced levels and we have new stock arriving regularly” Red Star Music is situated close to the town centre in what was John St Gallery, where they have created a spacious and bright showroom filled with lots of gear for music lovers. To get Red Star Music off to a great start they have some great opening offers – these include: Up to 20% discount on selected instruments. One...

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Flossy Treats in Ballymena

At Flossy Treats you can quite literally be ‘like a kid in a candy store’!! Flossy Treats will have the sweet treats you need for any occasion. Call in for your sugar fix if you’re passing their premises in Ballymena Business Centre in Galgorm or the arts & crafts centre on Church Street in town or chances are you’ll see Flossy Treats at one of the many craft, school & food fairs they attend throughout Northern Ireland. They can also supply all the sweets you will ever need if you’re organising a party – birthdays, christenings, engagements, hen & stag...

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Radio Cracker Ballymena 2014

It’s almost time for Radio Cracker Ballymena to go on air for another year. The programme for 2014 starts on Thursday 27th November at 7.30am with breakfast show. You can see the full schedule here and please share this, but as always Radio Cracker will be on air each weekday from 7.30am – 11.30pm & weekends from 8.00am – 11.30pm. Some familiar Radio Cracker faces – that should probably be voices – will return to present again this year and there’s also going to be a few new voices behind the mic for 2014. The popular ‘schools spot’ continues this year...

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