LOCAL councillors have added their support to the QBRC (Quinn Business Retention Company) bid to acquire the Aventas Group and will arrange a meeting with bondholders to try to facilitate the takeover. Speaking at last week’s monthly council meeting Independent councillor Bernice Swift expressed her support for the bid. “Without a doubt, the […]
19% rise in number of burglaries across Fermanagh
THERE has been an almost 20% increase in household burglaries in Fermanagh in the past twelve months. And while crime across the North is at an all-time low of 15 years, latest figures show that Fermanagh that is not the case. The ‘F’ district which covers the Omagh, Cookstown, Fermanagh and Dungannon and […]
Quinn Glass ‘not in bid’
FRESH doubts have been cast over the future of Quinn Glass after the name of the business was rebranded just days after the Quinn Business Retention Company (QBRC) – which includes a number of former Quinn managers – tabled its bid for parts of the former Quinn Group. Quinn Glass is recognised as the […]
Granny died on way home from visiting husband’s grave
THE heartbroken sons of an elderly woman killed in a ‘freak’ accident in Enniskillen have told of how their brave mother had recently overcome a cancer scare. Bridget Kelly (76) died after being struck by a lorry on the Tempo Road as she walked home from visiting her husband’s grave last Wednesday evening. […]
Questions being asked about supposed relocation of Forestry Service jobs
“WHAT about the Forest Service jobs, are they coming or not?”
African bishop enjoying his time in Fermanagh
AN ANGLICAN bishop from the troubled Democratic Republic of Congo is spending a week in Fermanagh as a guest of a local Church of Ireland Minister. Bishop Sylvestre Bahati is the Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Bukuvu, DR Congo is a guest of Reverend Brian Harper, Church of Ireland Minister in Ballinamallard. Bishop […]
Money raised across county keeps Fr Pat’s legacy alive
IT HAS been four years since Tempo priest Father Pat McCaffrey passed away at just 66 years of age, and he is still mourned by family and friends both locally and in his beloved Pakistan. Fr Pat spent years living and working there as a Columban missionary and since his death niece Siobhan McCaffrey […]
Massive 91% support for new shared campus model for primary schools
TWO primary schools in Brookeborough are leading the way in shared education across the North after a shared campus proposal received widespread backing from the local community. Two schools, Brookeborough Primary School – which is mainly Protestant – and Catholic primary school St Mary’s, Brookeborough, have launched a proposal which, if successful, would see […]
Bigger and better: community spirit prevails after fire gutted GAA hall
ONE YEAR ago, the GAA and wider Donagh community were left shocked as an overnight fire caused serious damage to the clubhouse in the area. St Patrick’s GFC clubhouse had served as the hub of the community for 27 years, catering for events of all sizes and the fire, caused by its boiler, left […]
Sign of the times as local families bank on food parcels just to get by
THE RECESSION remains in Fermanagh and many families struggling to get by are being forced to turn to food banks. John Shades and his wife Charlene work at the Lakes Vineyard Church’s Inside-Out food store at Queen Street, Enniskillen, a food bank for those who cannot afford to feed themselves or their families. The […]