No insurance mum ‘was collecting her sick child’


A LISNASKEA woman who was arrested after she didn’t realise her case was before a local court has been fined and disqualified for driving without insurance.  Naomi Wilson (24) of Newbridge Road in Lisnaskea was charged with unaccompanied driving, failing to display L plates, having no valid test certificate, and driving without insurance.   She […]


Plans to build a new centre for the Knocks


IN what could be a model for other small communities, local groups in the Knocks have come together in order to develop the area for future generations.  A new group, Knocks Community Development Project, has been formed in the area which will take in current local groups such as the Knocks Community Association and the […]


Little boy used in shoplifting scam


YOUNG children are now being used in attempts to steal from local shops, it has emerged.  Last week Enniskillen Magistrates Court heard how a small boy, by himself, was caught wheeling a trolley full of hundreds of pounds worth of goods out of a local supermarket without paying.    The little boy fled when approached […]


Sad passing of Derrylin woman in her 102nd year


  The people of Derrylin bid a sad farewell to their oldest resident this week following the death of Anna Drumm, just a fortnight before she was due to celebrate her 102nd birthday.    Mrs Drumm passed away peacefully at her home at Garvary, Teemore on Saturday.    Despite being confined to her home for […]


Enniskillen’s Wetherspoons pub sold in £3m deal


JD Wetherspoon has sold five of its pubs in the North to The Granny Annie’s Group.  The Linen Hall on Townhall Street in Enniskillen is included in the sale and will continue running as a pub. The Old Courthouse in Coleraine, The Spinning Mill in Ballymena and two Derry pubs have also been sold by […]


Vintage celebration inspired by motoring enthusiast


  A KESH man’s love of vintage cars will be remembered at a special celebration this Saturday, 12th November at Rossharbour, Boa Island. The event is being organised in memory of the late Jackie Armstrong, who died on June 9th 2014, aged 54. Throughout his life, he was a huge motor enthusiast with a great […]