Eyesore site could be at the centre of town’s regeneration
‘Morning after’ drink driver is given a year’s ban
The court heard the defendant had been at a festival the night before.
On the ball… hundreds of trees for football ground
OVER hundred trees will be planted around the Ball Range football ground at Enniskillen’s Coa Road as part of an new environmental initiative. On Wednesday last a number of pupils from Devenish College, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen Integrated College and St Michael’s Grammar School came together to plant a variety of saplings as part […]
Getting on with folk is secret to a long life
ONE of Fermanagh’s oldest residents has celebrated a very special birthday. Charlotte Johnston, originally from Kilskerry, celebrated her 103rd birthday at the end of November. Charlotte, who has one son, has been living in The Graan Abbey Nursing Home for the past five years and she is the oldest parishioner at Rossorry Parish Church. So […]
Fears on future of care homes
AS DRUMCLAY Care Home prepares to close its doors for the final time there have been calls for urgent action to be taken to save the entire nursing home sector in Fermanagh. The Enniskillen care home, which announced in September it would be closing due to a shortage of nurses, will shut on December 12th. […]
Teacher accused of driving on ‘wrong’ hard shoulder
A JUDGE has taken time to consider his verdict in the case of a teacher who allegedly drove at speed along the hard shoulder on the wrong side of the road. Annette McManus (26) of Ballyness Road appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she contested a charge of dangerous driving. During the hearing […]
Local House Prices Rise Faster Than Rest of the North
HOUSE prices are continuing to climb here in Fermanagh, and even Brexit may do little to slow their steady ascent. According to the Land and Property Services’ report for the third quarter of 2018, the average price of a home in the Fermanagh and Omagh district is currently £124,513. That’s an increase of 1.7 percent […]
Arrested at Roslea checkpoint
A man who had no insurance, no licence, and no seats in the back of his car has been given a suspended prison sentence after being stopped by police in Roslea. Nathan Cawley (23) of Mullaghmatt, Monaghan appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday having been arrested over the weekend in Roslea. At around 10.45pm […]
Much of Fermanagh to miss out on broadband upgrades
THOSE living in rural Fermanagh are being urged to urgently check if their postcode is included on a list of areas to be upgraded, and to speak up if it’s not. A number of areas with notoriously poor broadband coverage do not appear to be on the Department of Economy’s schedule for a £200 million […]
Loss of little brother inspiration for Emily
KIND-HEARTED Emily Magee stole the show at the Christmas Craft and Food Fair at Craigville Garden as she raised over £500 for the NI Children’s Hospice. Emily, aged nine from Maguiresbridge sold crafts that had been donated to her and raised a staggering £520 for the charity. The fair ran from Thursday November 22nd to Sunday […]