Wedding bells with a difference for Kinawley couple


It was a special day in Kinawley on Saturday.  The Mock Weddng, organised to raise funds for the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust and Kinawley Community Centre had a packed house. The community night proved a real hit with people from Kinawley, Bellanaleck, Arney, Derrylin, Teemore and Swanlinbar.  Well over 100 ‘guests’ filled the community centre […]

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Hospital paying a heavy price for no-show patients


…each missed appointment at SWAH costs £170   PATIENTS not showing up to their appointments at SWAH are costing the hospital tens of thousands each month.  In fact, the hospital could have employed at least a dozen extra nurses with the money lost on patients not showing up in just a handful of months this […]

Vandals defaced signage on edge of town


An act of vandalism carried out on an Irish language road sign in Fivemiletown has been condemned by local Sinn Fein and UUP Councillors. The attack on a road sign in Fivemiletown is the latest in a series of incidents across the region where signage has been targeted. Sinn Fein Cllr Seamus Greene said that […]

Funding boost to transform old village tea room


Funding has been awarded to develop plans to transform a derelict listed building in the heart of Ederney into a modern well-being hub. The former Pat Murphy’s tea rooms and tobacconists was built around 1840, and has historically formed an important focal point for the community. The building’s front elevation has original multi-paned shop windows, […]

Police stage crackdown on motorists using illegal fuel


  A police crack down targeting motorists using red diesel in Fermanagh this week, has detected several vehicles using the illegal fuel. Police were out in force on Monday, carrying out a road safety and anti burglary operations designed to proactively seek out travelling criminals and people committing traffic offences. A number of stops and […]