The husband of a woman whose body was recovered from water following an alleged boating incident near Devenish Island, Enniskillen, is to stand trial for her murder. Stephen McKinney (42) who had been residing in Lifford, but since remanded on bail to an address at Castletown Square, Fintona, is accused of murdering his wife Lu […]
Food Service award for Colm
Belleek man Colm Daly, business manager for Sodexo at Allstate NI, has received the Business and Industry Award on behalf of his team at the annual Food Service Management Awards in London. Colm is with colleagues Alaistair Armstrong, account manager, Government Services and Cathy Adamson, craft development chef for Sodexo in Northern Ireland, who was […]
‘R’ driver was clocked at 75mph
AN Enniskillen woman has escaped without a driving disqualification after being caught speeding with no R plates on display. Tanya power (26) of Kilmacormick Drive, Enniskillen appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court charged with being an R driver exceeding 45 miles per hour and having no R plates displayed. On September 28th, police were driving on […]
Patients waiting over a year for hospital appointment
THIS week it has been revealed that urgent neurology referrals can take up to 68 weeks. This means patients can wait over 475 days for an appointment. In addition to this just shy of five years can pass as neurology patients wait for their first routine outpatient appointment. This may mean that local Multiple Sclerosis […]
Roadworks getting top priority across the county
ALL THE major roadworks in the pipeline for the coming years across Fermanagh have been revealed. Last week the Department of Infrastructure’s roads section presented it draft programme of works for 2019 -2021 to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. On first glance, it’s uplifting reading, with a number of major and much-needed projects and improvements […]
Poison link as herd of cattle are wiped out
AROUND 130 cattle have died as a result of a suspected case of botulism at a dairy farm in Fermanagh. It is believed that the original herd of 170 cattle has been reduced to around 40 in the space of three days. Botulism, a form of food poisoning, is caused by the ingestion of preformed […]
Assortment of drugs ‘were to manage pain’
A BOA ISLAND man who was found to have a range of different drugs in his car and home said he was using them for pain management, a court has heard. Aiden McGrath from Tullychurry Road, Rossharbour, Leggs appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to possessing Class A, Class B, […]
Treat in store for SWAH staff working Christmas
THE kind hearted staff at Lough Erne Cakes are on a mission to bring Christmas to those doctors nurses and other health workers who are on duty over Christmas. Each Christmas Day, cake maker Baiba Lauze along with her hardworking team create hundreds of cupcakes and hand deliver them to the wards of the South […]
Seven arrests in weekend crackdown on drink driving
A STERN warning has been issued ahead of the Christmas party season, after several arrests were made locally for drink driving offences over the weekend From last Thursday evening through to Sunday night, police across the District made seven arrests for drink driving, with officers alarmingly describing one man as being so drunk that he […]
Security for Santa switch-on ‘excessive’
Up to a dozen personnel hired in to ‘police’ Christmas lights event THE level of security at the Christmas light switch on in Enniskillen has been labelled ‘excessive’ with some onlookers reporting up to a dozen hired-in personnel to man the event at the Diamond Hundreds of people gathered in The Diamond in Enniskillen for […]