The coming week will see a clearer picture emergin of Fermanagh’s look in 2016 as Erne manager Pete McGrath unfolds his plans for the coming season.
Next vote of confidence in Enniskillen
THE new, redeveloped Next store at Erneside Shopping Centre in Enniskillen will open next Thursday, October 29, at 10am. Thirty new jobs have already been created by the development, which has been ongoing over the last three months. It is believed the extended store will be one of the largest Next premises in Ireland, a […]
Asylum seeker discovered in takeaway kitchen
A 55-year-old Chinese man discovered in a takeaway kitchen in Kesh has been arrested after checks revealed he was a failed asylum seeker without the right to work in the UK. Immigration officers acting on intelligence visited Lotus Garden Chinese takeaway on Main Street, Kesh, on Saturday evening and questioned staff to establish whether they […]
VIDEO: Enniskillen from above
A FERMANAGH based video drone company has captured a unique viewpoint of Enniskillen that very few will have seen. Showing several Enniskillen landmarks from the sky and set to music, it provides the viewer with a dramatic view of Ireland’s only island town. Watch the video below:
Poll: Will new call centre jobs tempt you home?
Last week it was announced 800 new jobs are to be created in Enniskillen over the next three years by global customer service giant Teleperformance, who took over the running of Liberty Insurance at the Carran Business Park this summer. The jobs, in customer service, will generate an estimated £12 million in salaries, with the […]
Joiner claiming benefits had £75,000 in bank account
A MAN who had £75,000 in the bank when claiming benefits has been ordered to complete 80 hours community service. Christopher Earley (29) of Coalhill Road, Brookeborough pleaded guilty to making a false declaration to obtain benefit and failing to inform social welfare for a change in his circumstances at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday. […]
Geoff determined to see the funny side of Cancer
ONE of Irvinestown’s best know adopted sons, Geoff Heaver, well-known for the humourous plays he has staged locally, has chosen a more serious topic for a book, his successful battle with Prostate Cancer. A former Fleet Street photographer in the 60s, he was on first name terms with the pop stars of the day and […]
‘Distressed’ woman fled scene after causing collision
A WOMAN who reportedly caused a three-car collision panicked and fled the scene as she did not have a valid MOT, a court has heard. Rosemary Boyle (45) of Crom Cruaich Way, Belcoo pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention and having no MOT at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday. On Friday, July […]
Mother fined for not paying for all her goods in Asda
AN ENNISKILLEN mother has been found guilty of theft after attempting to leave Asda without paying for everything in her trolley. Julie Dodd (59) of Abbey Drive contested the theft charge against her at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday. She had been stopped on March 28 this year after shopping at around 2.15am at the […]