Gillian McDade

South Antrim Vox is maintained by Gillian McDade, a journalist with over twenty six years of experience.

Power tools and generator stolen from Ballymena

A quantity of power tools and a generator have been stolen from Ballymena. Police received a report that sometime overnight on Wednesday (11 September) outbuildings were entered and the items...

Newtownards singer songwriter tunes up for live final

Tickets are now available for the live final of Four Star Pizza's ‘Star Nation’ music competition taking place in Dublin on Sunday, September 29 featuring Riley Holland from Newtownards. Break-out...

Windows smashed in car parked in Magherafelt

Two windows were smashed in a car parked in Magherafelt. The incident happened at Leckagh Drive. Police are investigating the criminal damage which occurred on Tuesday (10 September) just after 11pm. If...

Alcohol and kitchen knives stolen from house in Ballymena when resident was asleep

A householder was asleep upstairs in his house in Ballymena when an intruder broke in and stole a bottle of alcohol and a number of kitchen knives. Detectives in Larne...

MLA’s son passes away following battle with cancer

Tributes have been paid to Stuart Hilditch, the son of East Antrim MLA David Hilditch following a three-year battle with cancer. Mr Hilditch, who was in his 30s, was a...

Online danger: sexual grooming crimes have risen by 55 per cent in Northern Ireland

Sexual grooming crimes have risen by 55 per cent in Northern Ireland. There were 127 offences of sexual communication with a child recorded by the PSNI in the year to...