Halloween fireworks goes up in smoke


THIS year’s Halloween celebrations will not be going off with a bang after the Council cancelled Monday’s fireworks night. Finances and an ‘awareness of the cost of living crisis’ have been cited as factors for extinguishing the event’s fuse just days before it was set to take place. The last time Enniskillen’s skyline was lit […]

Halloween cancelled


Fermanagh and Omagh District Council’s Halloween Fireworks event, which was due to take place in Enniskillen and Omagh on Monday, October 31, has been cancelled.  A Council spokeswoman said: “Given the scale of the immediate financial pressures on the Council, together with the wider cost of living crisis, the Council has been required to re-prioritise its budgets to ensure that […]

A ‘spooktacular’ time in store for Halloween


HALLOWEEN night is set to light up the sky and bring out all of Enniskillen’s ghosts and ghouls. The spooktacular occasion will see the Council lay on a grand fireworks display at the Broadmeadow with Omagh staging a similar event at the OASIS Plaza With both events starting at 6pm on Monday, October 31 – Halloween […]

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 […]