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- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
‘Ballymena is a great town': New mayor on ‘baptism of fire' after rioting and dealing with personal loss
Ulster Unionist Jackson Minford discusses the recent disorder, how he got into politics, and the death of his daughter
At 68 years old, and just one week into his new term as mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Ulster Unionist Jackson Minford has had, in his own words, a 'baptism of fire'.
Ballymena has been the focal point of serious unrest, as protests escalated into violence last Monday after an alleged sexual assault of a girl in the town. Two 14-year-old boys, who spoke to a court through a Romanian interpreter, have been charged with attempted rape.
