A 25-year-old Fivemiletown man who in his own words drank ‘10 or 12’ bottles of beer and ten shots of vodka and then assaulted a police officer had tried to take an overdose earlier in the night.
Closure of bank to leave gap in Lisnaskea Main Street
LOCAL businesses have expressed shock at the pending closure of the Lisnaskea branch of the Danske Bank on 5th December this year.
Double rapist living in rural Fermanagh
IT HAS emerged that a notorious Belfast rapist who twice raped a teenage schoolgirl and then rang her mother to gloat about what he had done, is now living in Fermanagh.
MLA has doubts over 65 proposed Forestry Service jobs for Fermanagh
A TOTAL OF 67 Forest Service jobs jobs will come to Fermanagh by June 2015 it has been confirmed, but one local MLA remains unconvinced on where the new staff will be accomodated.
Overturned lorry causing disruption
An overturned lorry blocks road causing traffic disruption in Enniskillen
Partially-sighted artist launches art exhibition
A STUNNING collection of paintings and drawings which have been created by a partially-sighted Tempo artist is to be displayed in an exhibition in Enniskillen.
All to play for, but our Scottish ex-pats are mainly in the ‘no’ camp
With the vote on the Scottish Referendum taking place on Thursday, the shape of the UK could change beyond all recognition, and while the polls suggest that the outcome is very much in the balance, Fermanagh’s Scottish ex-pats would appear to be a more conservative bunch with most seeming to favour sticking with the rest of the UK.
Blaney security alert ends with ‘nothing untoward’
The security alert at Innishbegg Cottages, Blaney has now ended.
Mixed welcome as sign writer takes issue with ‘Northern Ireland’
TWO ‘Welcome to Northern Ireland’ signs in Belleek have been in the wars recently.
GAA man hits back at criticism of Donegal’s Lough Erne retreat
A WELL-KNOWN GAA figure in Fermanagh and south Donegal has accused a Labour party senator of being “partitionist”, after the politician criticised the Donegal management for of a “splash out” on a five-day training session at the Lough Erne Hotel Fermanagh, before the All-Ireland final.