A LOCAL councillor has slammed the closure of another local health facility saying it was an example of people in Fermanagh being “the first to lose” an important resource. UUP Councillor Victor Warrington remarked this upon hearing that the Red Cross Mobility Aids Service at the Killyhevlin Industrial Estate in Enniskillen was no longer in operation. For typically […]
Sexual assault charge against Fermanagh man withdrawn
A CASE in which it was alleged a woman was sexually assaulted is no longer proceeding Enniskillen Magistrates Court has been told. Garvan Swift (46) from High Street, Newtownbuter was accused of committing the offence on June 16 and had been remanded on bail ever since. However at the most recent court sitting a prosecuting […]
Former Fermanagh police officer jailed for 11 years
A FORMER police officer from Enniskillen has been jailed for 11 years after he admitted to attempting to murder his former partner and her mother at a funeral home in Scotland. William ‘Bill’ McBurnie, aged 57, a photographer and former policeman, was sentenced to a total of 13 years, including two years of supervision on […]
Fermanagh’s Blaíthín Bogue awaiting Melbourne chance
By Annie Flynn TWO months ago Blaíthín Bogue boarded the plane to Melbourne as she set off on a new adventure Down Under. The 24-year-old from Tempo was signed by Australian Football League Women’s side North Melbourne Kangaroos on a two-year contract. Bogue missed most of the Kangaroos’ preseason preparations because of Fermanagh’s glorious run […]
Derrygonnelly man accused of court order breach
A DERRYGONNELLY man has appeared in court on a charge fo breaching a non-molestation order last month. Brendan Gallagher (54) from Drumadown Road is alleged to have committed the offence on September 9 in an Enniskillen shopping centre carpark. A police officer aware of the facts of the case told Enniskillen Magistrates Court there is the […]
Fermanagh housing developers could pay water costs
A LOCAL councillor has welcomed new proposals being considered by the infrastructure minister that could see housing developers paying to upgrade water treatment works as a way to tackle the current housebuilding crisis. Minister for Infrastructure John O’Dowd said that officials were examining whether new legislation would be needed to allow developer contributions. Housebuilding in the north fell to […]
Man arrested in Enniskillen on suspicion of fraud
POLICE in Enniskillen have arrested a 42-year-old on man today (Wednesday) on suspicion of fraud by false representation following a report of a rogue trader cold-calling to a home and theft in the Cherry Walk area of the town. It was reported that the man called with the resident who was aged in their 60s […]
Nathan Carter confirms Irish tour dates
FERMANAGH Country music star Nathan Carter is preparing to set off on a major tour of Ireland which will see him perform some of his upcoming new tracks at the country’s top venues. The Liverpudlian, who lives in Bellanaleck, recently confirmed his Irish tour lineup which will see him headline shows at some of the […]
Fermanagh woman takes on major fundraising challenge
By Annie Flynn EVERY year between October 10-13 the Samaritans hold a ‘Walk Of Dawn’, but not everyone does it barefoot. This will be the case for Enniskillen’s Mimi Millmore, who is set to take on this even bigger challenge. Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail will be the location for the 11km trek at sunrise. “I wanted to make this walk a […]
Pop-up Ulster Bank hours will see pensioners suffer
ULSTER Bank’s mobile pop-up branch in Lisnaskea is only scheduled to be in the Fermanagh town for less than an hour each month. The move is sure to affect residents, particularly the elderly who do not use internet banking for their personal banking and finances. Lisnaskea residents were left outraged earlier this year when Ulster Bank, the last […]