THE motor tax office in Enniskillen is to close its doors for the last time next month. The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) has just confirmed that all local DVA offices across the North, including the Enniskillen office located in County Buildings, will shut on July 17. Manager of the Enniskillen office Kate Charity […]
Police attend fatal RTC overnight
POLICE have attended the scene of what is understood to have been a fatal road traffic collision between Garrison and Belcoo overnight.
Garvary resident out-of-pocket over postcode changes
A GARVARY resident has issued a stark warning to householders across Fermanagh after the cost of his home insurance doubled following changes to the county’s post code system. The resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed that his home insurance rose from £386 to £620 a year because the new address database system now […]
Breaking: Moane pleads guilty to £1.3m tax fraud
A well-known local GAA figure has pleaded guilty to making false tax returns to claim over £1.3 million in VAT repayments in what is believed to be one of the county’s biggest ever tax fraud cases.
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Former army soldier convicted of assaulting his partner
A 41-year-old former army soldier who slapped his partner across the face before stealing €150 has been sentenced to two months imprisonment. In the case at Enniskillen Magistrates Court the prosecutor outlined that on May 4, 2014 police received a statement of complaint regarding allegations the previous day. The complainant revealed that at 9.30pm […]
Proud mum Louise has diet to thank for her miracle baby!
TWO local women – one battling poor health, the other trying desperately for a baby – have spoken of how their bid to lose weight had life-changing consequences they could hardly have imagined! For eight heart-breaking years, husband and wife Gareth and Louise Beresford tried desperately for a second child, while diabetes sufferer Kris […]
‘Quick-thinking ‘angel’ saved our baby’s life’
THE PARENTS of a six-week-old baby have thanked the Kesh woman who they say saved their son’s life on Friday afternoon. Harry McGaughey, father of new-born Oscar, described mother-of-two Julie Stronge as an ‘angel sent from heaven’ after she administered CPR on the baby when he fell ill on Friday. Oscar was with his […]
Border village braced for another parades showdown
A BORDER village is gearing itself for an annual ‘head-to-head’, with 20 ‘loyalist’ bands and some 500 participants on the one side facing a protest by members of a local residents’ group. This year’s set-to takes is due to place on Friday of next week, 4th July in Newtownbutler. A spokesman for Newtownbutler Area […]
Latest: St Mary’s Brollagh given reprieve by Minister
St Mary’s High School, Brollagh has been given a lifeline after Education Minister John O’Dowd rejected CCMS proposals for closure.