MOTORISTS travelling in the direction of Belfast have been warned to expected delays due to major resurfacing work between Tempo and Clabby. A section of the road outside Tempo is to be resurfaced and and some disruption is expected over the next two weeks. The major resurfacing scheme which will cost £146,000 started this […]
Development could transform east end of Enniskillen
A MAJOR residential and retail development has been proposed for Enniskillen which could help bring the Dublin Road to life! The proposed plans will see the erection of a residential development comprising of 18 houses and a block of 21 apartments complete with 30 car parking spaces. There are also plans in place for […]
Jail for drunk driver who rammed gardai in getaway
A Fermanagh man has been jailed for 15 months after ramming a garda car in drink fuelled dangerous driving incidents at various locations in south Donegal last week. 34-year-old Brian Corrigan, Drumbroughas, Macken, County Fermanagh drove a stolen vehicle while drunk, with no insurance and repeatedly failed to stop for gardai who had to use […]
Irvinestown Healthy Living Centre awarded £364,000
THE Arc Healthy Living Centre in Irvinestown has been awarded £364,000 after winning the contract for the Enniskillen / West Fermanagh area following a competitive tendering exercise. This health and well-being hub will work on a cross border basis, facilitating people to improve their health and well-being in areas such as physical activity, mental health, […]
Victim left ‘shaken’ in knife gang robbery at his home
POLICE are investigating an armed robbery at a house in the area of Gardiner crossroads a short distance from Maguiresbridge. A report was received by police shortly after 9pm on Friday 21st September. Four masked men, armed with knives entered the house and threatened the male occupant before tying him up and making off with […]
Garden decking lands Lisnaskea couple in court
A COUPLE from Lisnaskea have been sentenced at Enniskillen Magistrates Court, on Wednesday 19 September for failing to comply with a council enforcement notice requiring the removal of decking. The charge related to the unauthorised erection of an area of wooden decking without the necessary grant of planning permission at their property in Castle Balfour […]
Growing farmer fears over loss of EU payments
WITH almost half the workforce in Fermanagh working in the agricultural sector there is growing concern that farmers here have received no assurances that support will continue in the long-term post Brexit. It is thought that up to 80 per cent of farming income here is derived from EU payments. In the midst of this […]
Barrier at blackspot ‘saves driver from serious injury’
A DRIVER has escaped without injuries after a one vehicle collision close to the spot on the A4 that claimed two young lives. On Wednesday night September 12th around 8pm, there was a one vehicle car accident on the A4 Belfast road in Brookeborough. The silver car ended up on it’s side and the driver, […]
Fermanagh left out of pilot to lower school speed limit
WHILE a pilot scheme to reduce speed limits outside primary school is being trialled in other parts of the North, no Fermanagh schools have been included in the exercise aimed at improving road safety for youngsters. The principal of St Mary’s Primary School in Maguiresbridge, John Prunty, has warned that a 20mph speed limit is […]
Graffiti artist back to brighten up the countryside
THEY’VE done it again! The creative souls behind community art group Sliabh Beagh have brought yet more colour to the fields of Fermanagh. Having previously brightened up the countryside in 2016 with their painted hay bales, the hard working Corranny-based arts group are once again turning heads long the county’s roads. “There’s a new set […]