Power NI announce 10 per cent decrease in energy bills


CUSTOMERS of Power NI, Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier, will see a 10 per cent reduction in their bills from November 1. The decrease in prices is in line with the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) bill support, provided by the UK Government, and will equate to a saving of £97 for the average customer. According to […]

Grieving mother donates to Human Milk Bank


A LOCAL mother has shared her painful story to encourage other bereaved mums to donate to the life-saving Human Milk Bank. Baby Loss Awareness took place earlier this month, and to mark the sombre occasion the Western Trust Human Milk Bank, based at the SWAH, has been advocating the benefits of donating breast milk after […]

Tributes paid to Newtownbutler man


THE sudden death last Tuesday of Lee Southam, 22, from Newtownbutler has shocked the local community. Mr Southam of Camphill Park, Newtownbutler, attended Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen. The school put up a heartfelt post to their former pupil on Facebook. “It is with great sadness that we learned earlier today of the most untimely death […]

Belleek B&B to showcase county on ‘Four in a Bed’


A FERMANAGH couple will be making history when they become the first from the county to take part in the popular Channel Four Reality TV Show, “Four In A Bed”. And for Bridie and James Gormley of Dulrush Fishing Lodge Belleek, it will be also memorable as this will be the first time that the show […]

Pondweed could destroy Lough Erne tourism


An invasive species could deal a severe blow to Fermanagh’s tourist economy. The warning comes after a study from the National Diversity Data Centre in the Irish Republic found the widespread growth of Nuttall’s Pondweed throughout the North. Lough Erne is one of the lakes that has seen the weed – native to North America […]

Court to hear abuse allegations against Mountbatten


A BELFAST court will hear allegations this week that Lord Louis Mountbatten abused a boy at a notorious Belfast children’s home in the 1970s. Arthur Smyth, a former resident of the Kincora home, has waived his anonymity to make allegations against the uncle of King Charles III, once a father figure and mentor to the new […]

Striker Lafferty gets 10-game ban for sectarian remark


NORTHERN Ireland star, Kyle Lafferty, has been slapped with a 10-game ban after being filmed making a sectarian comment. The Enniskillen-born striker who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock was given the ban by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) when footage emerged of Lafferty making the comment after being asked to pose for […]

Derrygonnelly minister comforts Creeslough community


A FERMANAGH rector has been comforting the people of Creeslough following the devastating explosion earlier this month. Rev David Skuce, who is from Derrygonnelly and previously served as Church of Ireland minister in Maguiresbridge and Derrybrusk, and Inishmacsaint Parish, was appointed Rector of the Dunfanaghy Group of Parishes in 2019. He joined Archbishop Eamon Martin, Bishop of Raphoe […]