Open invite on ideas to reopen Clinton Centre


THE CLINTON Centre, which has stood empty for several years despite grand plans to transform it, is now up for lease.  The Fermanagh University Partnership Board Ltd, which are responsible for the building, have invited expressions of interest in the building, which was first opened in 2002 as a conference and exhibition space.  Dr John […]


UNVEILED: AMBITIOUS NEW CINEMA COMPLEX


THE first look at the major multi-million pounds leisure complex planned for Enniskillen which is set to bring hundreds of jobs and new business to the county town has received mixed reactions. At a public consultation yesterday (Tuesday) in Enniskillen Library, some members of the local business community were there to voice their objections and […]


Roadworks expected to go on for months


MORE traffic disruption ie expected in the Enniskillen area over the next two months with a  road improvement scheme starting this week on the main A4 Belfast Road. The £480,000 resurfacing scheme, which will include provision of a dedicated right turning lane into Belleview Road, extends for over one kilometre and will improve the surface […]


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Enniskillen has the shortest ambulance waiting times


AMBULANCE waiting times in the North have almost doubled in five years, however, Enniskillen patients who were not immediately life-threatening faced the shortest wait.  The shortest average time for category B patients (serious but not immediately life-threatening) – just over 11 minutes – was in BT74, in Enniskillen in 2018. Similar patients from the Ards […]


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‘Wrap up well’ advice for St Patrick’s Day Parade


IT’S all systems go for one of the biggest days of the year as thousands of people are expected to flock to the County town for the annual St Patrick’s Day festivities.  The celebrations will kick off in Enniskillen on Sunday at the Broadmeadow at 1.30pm with Full Moon Fever entertaining the crowd during the […]


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Police crackdown after £20,000 drugs parcel in post


POLICE in Enniskillen are cracking down on suspected drug dealers after intercepting around £20,000 worth of cannabis in the post.  Over the last couple of weeks, police have been out and about carrying out public order duties in an attempt to prevent the supply of drugs and bringing those involved before the courts. Officers arrested a […]


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Man smoking joint when police called


AN ENNISKILLEN man who was smoking a cannabis joint when police called to his door has been fined.  Lee Carty (30) of Drumbawn Close, Drumclay pleaded guilty to possession of a Class B drug at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday.  Police had called to Carty’s address at around 4.50pm on Saturday, September 29th. He was […]


PLAN FOR NEW CINEMA AND LEISURE COMPLEX


A MAJOR multi-million pounds leisure complex could give social life in Fermanagh a much-needed fillip – provided it gets the go-ahead from planners. The development, which could include a multi-screen cinema, restaurants, drive-through fast food and coffee outlets as well as a 65-bed hotel, is planned for the former Unipork site just off Enniskillen’s Cornagrade […]