FIVEMILETOWN has been spared a further jobs blow with news that the holding company behind concrete business Acheson & Glover is to be bought out of administration.
Young eels die in power station trap at Ballyshannon
Hundreds of thousands of eels have been killed at the Ballyshannon dam into Lough Erne it has been revealed.
Police recover body from Lough Erne
ONE person is missing following the capsizing of a boat on Lough Erne this evening (Friday).
Police take action at ‘boy racer’ carpark
‘A victory for the local people’ was how UUP local council candidate Howard Thornton described action taken by police in Fermanagh to curb anti-social behaviour at the Holyhill carpark in Enniskillen.
Questions being asked about supposed relocation of Forestry Service jobs
“WHAT about the Forest Service jobs, are they coming or not?”. That was the question asked by DUP councillor Paul Robinson at last week’s meeting of Fermanagh District Council. Back in May 2012 it was announced that the headquarters for the Forest Service was to be relocated to County Fermanagh at a boost of […]
‘Grave concerns’ about future of maternity services in Enniskillen
THERE is ‘grave concern’ that maternity services at the state-of-the-art South West Acute Hospital are being ‘chipped away’ in favour of Altnagelvin. The matter has been raised by local UNISON trade union branch secretary Jill Weir, who has called on the Western Trust to alleviate the concerns of staff and give assurances that […]
New lease of life for one of few remaining thatched cottages
A COTTAGE near Derrylin said to be 300 years old, one of few in Ireland surviving in its original area, has been restored and is open to the public.
Pleas to save Collegiate in vain as board approves merger plan
THE WESTERN EDUCATION BOARD has agreed a development proposal to amalgamate Portora Royal School and the Collegiate Grammar School. At the monthly education board meeting on Thursday in Omagh members unanimously agreed to back the proposal which would see the creation of a new voluntary co-educated grammar school. At the meeting deputations from the […]
Councillors weigh in behind takeover bid by ex-Quinn team
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 […]