THE area around the Buttermarket is set to be enhanced thanks to revitalisation funding for the town centre. This £335,000 project for Down Street, Cross Street and the Buttermarket includes a shop front improvement scheme, an upgrade to the public toilets to ensure they are fit for purpose and accessible, new street furniture, improved signage, fencing, lighting and the provision of glass display to showcase a piece […]
Woman who crashed into wall ‘took a funny turn’
A WOMAN woman has been fined and given penalty points after crashing into a wall near Lisnaskea Margaret Duffy (55) of Surfside, Bundoran, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday charged with driving without due care and attention. On June 20th 2018 around 9.48am, police were called to a one vehicle collision on the Lisnagole […]
Lisnaskea lays on big welcome for parish priest
CROWDS packed the Holy Cross church in Lisnaskea on Sunday last to celebrate the induction ceremony of Father Jimmy McPhillips. Parishioners, family and friends filled the aisles to join in the service as Monsignor Joseph McGuinness, Clogher diocesan administrator, conferred Fr McPhillips as Parish Priest of Aghalurcher. Speaking after the landmark service for his installation […]
Cannabis addict ‘started on drugs at age of 14’
AN Enniskillen man caught with over £500 worth of cannabis has been sentenced to a one year probation order. Gary Hutchinson (30) of Floraville, Enniskillen appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday charged with four counts of possessing a class B controlled drug, namely herbal Cannabis. The charges relate to two separate incidents. On February […]
Postcards home for Christmas
CHRISTMAS is about coming together as a family. In the age of emigration, though, sadly many families across Fermanagh will have an empty chair at the dinner table next Tuesday. Spending Christmas away in a foreign land can be tough for both those living abroad and families back home. Unfortunately here at the Herald we […]
The festive season is also a prime time for criminals
AS the countdown to Christmas continues warnings for vigilance have been issued in the hope that members of the community can help protect their presents and belongings from thieves. In asking for people to keep their cars and properties locked a PSNI spokesman said not to “give burglars an early present of your belongings”. […]
New scheme to steer patients away from GPs
A NEW Pharmacy First Scheme is in the initial stages of being rolled out across Fermanagh. The scheme aims to help displace unnecessary GP appointments by inviting patients to seek a consultation with a pharmacist first. The service which came into operation on 1 December caters for those with sore throats, colds or flu-like aliments. […]
FAMILY STRUCK BY SECOND TRAGEDY
A FERMANAGH family has been left reeling from the tragic death of another son and brother away from home following a motorbike accident in Dublin this week. Stephen Fee, who was in his 50s, passed away in hospital following a crash between a motorcycle and a car on the N4 near Lucan in west Dublin […]
Carpark hike are a success, says Council
Several of Enniskillen’s town centre carparks saw their prices jump in September this year.
