FERMANAGH has once again been the target of a series of burglaries and thefts. This week there are reports of crime across the county in both towns and remote rural areas. In the Drumbawn area of Enniskillen unoccupied properties were targeted on Sunday. A Police spokesman outlined, “Police received a report of a burglary in […]
Main border route ‘is like Third World’
THE condition of the main Enniskillen to Dublin road has been likened to what may be found in the ‘Third World’. The frustration of local residents at the progress of a £1.2m scheme on the main crossborder route has been voiced again this week. Some residents have been claimed to be “trapped” in their homes […]
Major housing development planned for Irvinestown
Welcome for 70-home scheme as it goes before the planners
Outrage at delays fixing one of county’s busiest roads
‘This is a main arterial route to Dublin and Donegal and in between that you have a lot of Fermanagh people’
Elderly woman left shaken after home ransacked
Police are appealing to the public for information in relation to a male they may have seen acting suspiciously in the area of Brownhill Fold.
Shoebox mum Fiona is bound for the Baltic!
AN Irvinestown mother is spreading Christmas cheer this year as she jets off to Latvia on Friday to deliver shoe boxes to less fortunate kids. Fiona Harvey, along with her friend Niamh Taggart will join a team from Drop Inn Castlederg to distribute the donated shoe boxes. Speaking about what motivated her to get involved […]
Spate of burglaries at homes across county
HOMES in the Enniskillen and Fivemiletown areas were targeted by burglars on Monday. A total of four burglaries were knowingly reported in the areas on Monday. Police are now appealing for witnesses following the series of burglaries on Monday 2 December. Detective Inspector Trevor Stevenson said, “It was reported that some time between 5pm and […]
Quick-thinking Aidy to the rescue of battered buzzard
The large bird of prey was caught on the front grill of a lorry which was travelling along the Fintona to Tempo road.
Survey shows support for dedicated dog park
OVER half of Enniskillen residents who took part in a survey on the provision of a dedicated park for dogs in Enniskillen approved of the idea. This summer hundreds of disgruntled locals signed a petition against ‘dog exclusion zones’ in the county. In the months that followed the Council undertook a consultation on proposed dog […]
Police appeal-burglars get away with sentimental items
A public appeal for information has been made following the theft of a number of sentimental items in the Irvinestown area in the past week. The theft of a wedding ring, engagement ring and other sentimental items Wednesday last left the victim “very distressed”. The burglary is understood to have taken place around 9am in […]