The Larne Group of the Ulster Farmers’ Union hosted a fundraising breakfast morning at St John’s Masonic Centre for the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance.
A fortnight-long series of networking sessions, workshops, debates and information clinics aimed at promoting, exploring and celebrating business and entrepreneurship in Mid and East Antrim is underway.
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson is to seek urgent meetings with the owners of Kilroot and Ballylumford power stations after restructuring was announced at the locations.
A “stay of execution for Kilroot Power Station in Carrick at the expense of jobs at Ballylumford” has been described as “bitter sweet” by Ulster Unionist MLA John Stewart.
Mid and East Antrim Council has welcomed the approval of a 12-month operating contract which guarantees another year of energy production at Kilroot Power Station, Carrickfergus.
AES Kilroot Power Limited in Carrickfergus has entered into an agreement to provide 12 months’ “essential stability” to the Northern Ireland electricity grid from today.
An estimated 80 AES job losses and a further 60 contractor redundancies are likely across Kilroot and Ballylumford power stations in Co Antrim, trade union Unite has claimed.
