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[[File:NorthernIrelandproposed Antrim and Newtownabbey.png|thumb|Antrim and Newtownabbey (red)]]'''Antrim and Newtownabbey''' is the provisional name of one of the new local government districts for [[Northern Ireland]] to come into use from 2015. It corresponds to two existing local government districts, the Borough of [[Antrim]] and the Borough of [[Newtownabbey]]. The main town is [[Antrim]]. | [[File:NorthernIrelandproposed Antrim and Newtownabbey.png|thumb|Antrim and Newtownabbey (red)]]'''Antrim and Newtownabbey''' is the provisional name of one of the new local government districts for [[Northern Ireland]] to come into use from 2015. It corresponds to two existing local government districts, the Borough of [[Antrim]] and the Borough of [[Newtownabbey]]. The main town is [[Antrim]]. | ||
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| + | In 2014 a controversy arose in Newtownabbey, when a local Christian-owned bakery, Ashers Baking Company, refused to supply a cake featuring the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie, with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28206581</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Northern Ireland new districts]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland new districts]] | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 20 March 2015
Antrim and Newtownabbey is the provisional name of one of the new local government districts for Northern Ireland to come into use from 2015. It corresponds to two existing local government districts, the Borough of Antrim and the Borough of Newtownabbey. The main town is Antrim.
LGBT history
In 2014 a controversy arose in Newtownabbey, when a local Christian-owned bakery, Ashers Baking Company, refused to supply a cake featuring the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie, with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage.[1]
