AN Ulster Unionist member of the Council has accused Sinn Féin of trying to suppress information around the Dual Language Signage policy by calling for an abbreviated version of the monthly report showing which roads were considered and approved or refused. Previously some members expressed concern around the policy allowing an application to be made by […]
Fermanagh police set for backdated pay windfall
A FORMER policeman and current serving Councillor has claimed years of management being “out of touch” has led to officers in Fermanagh and the North being awarded a £30million payout. The PSNI were landed with the massive bill following a Supreme Court decision ordering them to pay retrospective back-pay for overtime for officers who served […]
Census reveals drain of young people from Co. Fermanagh
WHILE religious and national identity figures have been the main takeaway from the Census NI results, the population of Fermanagh’s young and old has caused concern. Cllr John McClaughry, who represents the Erne North ward, says the figures of the amount of children under the age of 14 and adults over the age of 65 […]
Hundreds of pigs saved in Irvinestown farm fire
FIREFIGHTERS have been commended for bringing a fire on a farm near Irvinestown under control. Alongside swift action from those on the property hundreds of pigs were saved. Nine appliances attended the incident, two from Strabane fire station and one each from Enniskillen, Irvinestown, Omagh, Dromore, Fintona, Clogher and Belleek fire stations. A spokesman for […]
Warm welcome for new social centre for Ederney
THE next step in the redevelopment of Murphys Cafe on Ederney Main Street is under way. In late November contractors were invited to make tender submissions for the work which is set to transform the property. A list of features are set to include a communal space, coffee dock, consultation and therapy rooms, health studio, […]
Dirty nappies found at latest dumping site
YET MORE potentially hazardous waste has been found at another Fermanagh beauty spot, this time at Castle Archdale’s Millennium Forest. Back in October asbestos was identified at an illegal dumping spot in Spring Grove forest near Roslea. Now, more dumping has been discovered just off the main Enniskillen to Kesh Road, just past Lisnarick. The […]
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 […]
Family farmstead targeted in ‘mindless, wanton’ attack
IN WHAT has been another week of rural crime in Fermanagh, a family farmhouse near Kesh has been trashed and daubed with sectarian graffiti. The homestead on the Slievebane Road at Tedd has been in the Johnston family for four generations and although it’s unoccupied at the moment, the farm is let out to a […]
New signs to stop speeding
NEW speed detection signs have been installed on the main roads approaching the village of Lack. The two signs on either side of the village alert passing motorists to the speed they are travelling at, reminding them that the speed limit in the area is 30mph. The road running through the village is one main […]
Plans unveiled for major new housing development
A SIGNIFICANT new housing development could be in the pipeline for Irvinestown. If given the green light by planners, a development of 70 houses could transform the future property offering in the area. The application recently lodged sets out plans for a housing development on the Ardlougher Road. The proposed development is understood to refer […]