Gillian McDade

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

Significant number of attempted scams aimed at Newtownabbey residents

Scammers are cold calling and e-mailing people in the Newtownabbey area claiming to be from HMRC. Police say there has been a significant number of attempted scams in the district...

Instagram hides ‘likes’ in bid to remove pressure

Instagram will hide the number of 'likes' from users in a new trial. The social media platform says the trial will ‘reduce pressure’ on users to obtain likes. The initiative begins...

Man arrested after taxi driver is robbed at gunpoint in Antrim

A man has been arrested after a taxi driver was robbed at gunpoint in Antrim. The driver had picked up two men and a woman in the Ballymena Road area...

Window of Carrickfergus home smashed in ‘sectarian hate crime’

A window of a house was smashed in Carrickfergus last night in what police are treating as a sectarian hate crime. Paint was also thrown at the property in Sunnylands...

It’s Round One and we are off….

After months of anticipation, the 148th Open Championship has officially begun at Royal Portrush. Darren Clarke had the honour of hitting the first shot of the tournament just after 6:30am this...

What’s on – July 17, 2019

At Antrim Castle Gardens the whole family can enjoy The Wonderland Wood. This interactive fairy trail is great for everyone. It will take you on an adventure around the...