A 25-year-old Enniskillen man who is accused of biting another man’s ear and punching him because he had allegedly smashed a window at his home has been handed a suspended prison sentence, Fermanagh Court has heard.
Christopher needs your vote to win Big Brother
THE mother of Big Brother contestant Christopher Hall has called on the people of Fermanagh to help her son win the show.
Seventeen jobs to go as government makes U-turn
ENNISKILLEN income tax staff at the centre of a government strike say they are being forced into voluntary redundancy despite assurances by the Treasury Minister that all routes of redeployment would be explored.
‘We would ask for people to keep an open mind’ says Tamboran director
THE potential for upwards of 600 local jobs directly, and over 2400 jobs indirectly; up to 50 years of secure gas supply for Northern Ireland; and potentially cheaper energy prices.
Man who tried to seduce friend’s partner convicted of sexual assault
A 48-year-old man who tried to seduce his friend’s partner by telling her he would “give you something you’ll never forget” has appeared before court charged with sexually assaulting and harassing the woman.
Gaza: ‘You don’t know when a strike will come’
ENNISKILLEN-BORN photojournalist Andrew McConnell has spent the last month amidst a conflict that has seen thousands killed and injured.
New start and finish venue for Ulster Rally after traders’ objections
THE ULSTER RALLY which begins this weekend will not start or finish in the town centre as originally planned, after some local traders complained that last year’s event disrupted business.
Roadworks boost for main Belfast Road
A NEW £250,000 roadworks scheme has been announced for the main Belfast Road.
Rory impresses on cookery show with a difference
A LOCAL solicitor was a contestant on a cookery show with a difference last week, as he threw his chef’s hat into the ring on ‘Win it Cook it’.
DUP Council chairman at odds with party fracking views
A DUP councillor has come out in support of the environment minister’s decision to reject Tamboran’s proposal to drill an exploratory borehole for shale gas.