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:
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. […]
‘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 […]
130 people found drinking in pub at 3am in the morning
A 51-year-old pub licensee has been fined £1500 after more than 130 people were found drinking on his Magheraveely premises after hours. Basil Wiggins, of Mullynagowan, Newtownbutler, has been the license holder at the Oasis Bar, Magheraveely for 20 years and was convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates Court of both selling alcohol outside permitted hours and […]
Ryan is going Dutch for dad’s charity
AN ENNISKILLEN student will run the Amsterdam Marathon this weekend to raise funds for the charity who helped his father through cancer. Ryan Davidson, who is studying Graphic Design at Leeds University, is raising money for the ‘The Boom Foundation’, a charity based in the North who help patients suffering from synovial sacoma, a […]
Boost for Derrygonnelly ahead of Ulster opener
Derrygonnelly manager Martin Greene will have a full deck to deal from when his side face Slaughtneil in the Ulster club championship this Sunday.
Brollagh High School makes preparations for Patrick
WORK IS well underway at St Mary’s, Brollagh to allow young Derrygonnelly student Patrick Haren to join his classmates. The 12-year-old was diagnosed with severe ‘scoliosis’ as well as ‘kyphosis’ when he was young leaving him with a condition in which his spine is at an angle of over 100 rather than 180 degrees. A […]
A year on, Belleek community group secures new premises
EXACTLY one year on from being set up, the Belleek Community Carers Group (BCCG) has secured a lease on a premises to use as its base. The BCCG was established in September 2014 to provide support and leisure activities for all unpaid carers in the village of Belleek, its surrounding areas, and in neighbouring Donegal […]