Concerns over car parking at SWAH


  New parking measures introduced at South West Acute Hospital have sparked deep concern among staff members.   The Western Trust has recruited an outside company to patrol the car park, and staff fear this will lead to expensive charges.   Members of the Unionson Trade Union will take to the streets on Monday October […]


Drink driver ‘had two glasses of wine’


A DRINK driver, who was more than twice the legal limit, told police he had only had two glasses of wine at his girlfriend’s house. Damian Kelly (42) of Castle Street in Irvinestown appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with drink driving.    Police on mobile patrol in Irvinestown on August 28 when […]


Challenging career for Carolyn has its rewards


    Carolyn McAskie qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2001.   After graduating from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, she worked initially in The Ulster Hospital in Belfast before moving to The Erne Hospital in 2007 and subsequently to the South West Acute Hospital when it opened in 2012 .    […]


Handsome new library is a popular meeting place


      ONE year on from the opening of the doors of Lisnaskea’s new library, the handsome new building on the town’s Main Street has become a popular meeting place.   Opened last April, the library has a lot more than just books to offer and has been holding a range of events to […]


Woman who stole £600 of drink ‘was visiting sick mothe


  A WOMAN who filled her trolley with over £600 worth of groceries in Enniskillen’s Asda store before walking out the door without paying has been jailed.   Geraldine Kilcullen (43) of Enniscrone in Sligo appeared by video link at Strabane Magistrates Court on Thursday.   The court was told that Kilcullen and two men […]


Family retreat to keep Ellie’s memory alive


    SIX months after her tragic passing, the parents of Ellie Nicholl have announced plans to keep her memory alive and provide other bereaved families with a quiet rural retreat.    The brave eight-year-old from Cradien, outside Enniskillen, passed away on the morning of March 9th from a rare progressive neurological condition known as […]


Eileen in shock at award from Queen


EVERY community could benefit from having someone like Eileen Drumm on their doorstep. The kind hearted volunteer was recently rewarded with a BEM (British Empire Medal) for her services to disabled people in Enniskillen.   Eileen was invited to Hillsbrough Castle on Friday September 9th to receive my BEM medal from Viscount Brookeborough. Eileen was […]