Lawson faces probe over Eleventh Night bonfire


By Matthew Leslie CORONATION Street star, Charlie Lawson, could find himself hauled over the coals after taking part in lighting an 11th night bonfire at Fivemiletown. The Enniskillen-born actor took part in the event by helping to light the bonfire on the night before the July 12 parades. However, as confirmed by Mr Lawson on his […]


Enniskillen Bomb

Anger as Legacy Bill passes through House of Commons


By Matthew Leslie A WOMAN whose mother was killed in the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen has condemned the British Government’s Legacy Bill as “a disgrace” and “disgusting”. Aileen Quinton, whose mother Alberta was one of 12 people killed when an IRA bomb exploded near the town’s war memorial 35 years ago, said that she feels the […]


Study confirms fracking would devastate county


FRACKING in Fermanagh would see an unprecedented “industrial revolution” that would transform large swathes of the county’s farmland for industrial use in just five years, cost the county hundreds of millions, and would “despoil” the local landscape. That’s the stark conclusion of a new study into the impact of fracking in Fermanagh, commissioned by the local […]