The town is transformed says MP Jim Allister, but protests continue and communities targeted by the violence remain fearful.

The man told BBC News NI he was afraid anti-Roma sentiment had spread across Northern Ireland following riots in June.

DUP MLA Ms Little-Pengelly visited the town on Wednesday, and met local residents. She said the local community are in fear and want the violence to stop.

Ballymena, Northern Ireland, has endured a third night of rioting by racist thugs targeting immigrants, with homes, stores and cars destroyed.

Rioters clashed with police in Ballymena, and masked groups set fire to a recreation center in Larne, where families had been given temporary shelter. By Ali Watkins Reporting from Ballymena ...

The alleged assault set off an outcry in Ballymena, a town of about 31,000 people, and tapped into a broader anti-immigrant movement that has resulted in several outbreaks of violence in recent years.