Brand new £4m school open after mid-term break


STAFF and students at Willowbridge have been waiting 18 months and now their new school build is finally complete. The work cost an estimated £4 million, but apart from the finishing touches, the massive extension to the Lendrum building is ready for use. Last week, staff worked tiredlessy to move everything from the old Erne […]

‘Audacious’ thief wheeled safe in shopping trolley


A COURT has heard how a thief smashed through doors in a local supermarket before stealing a safe, which he wheeled from the premises in a shopping trolley. Staff at the Fivemiletown store alerted police to an incident captured on CCTV on the morning of March 4 2013. This showed a male, Owen John Maughan […]

Enniskillen family struck by second tragedy


THE entire community has rallied around the Enniskillen family struck by the tragic death of their beloved daughter just weeks after the sudden death of her younger sister. There was a large but remarkably muted attendance of several hundred people, including family, friends and neighbours from the Drumbeg area of the town, at St Michael’s […]

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Women urged to be vigilant after Cornagrade attack


RESIDENTS in the Cornagrade area of Enniskillen have been urged to be vigilant after a woman was left badly shaken when she was attacked while walking in the Riverside area. The victim was approached from behind by a male wearing a dark hoodie who is reported to have covered his face while he grabbed her […]

Woman launched vicious attack on social workers


A 23-year-old woman, who assaulted two social workers in a car, has escaped returning to prison. Julie-Anne Fenton of Woodview Crescent in Trillick appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday in relation to the incident on July 29th last. The prosecutor outlined that on the date in question, a male and female social worker had […]