YOUNG drivers have been warned that they risk having their cars seized if they are caught participating in anti-social behaviour as police crack down on ‘boy and girl racers.’ The warning comes after a dramatic increase in reports of drivers disturbing residents and visitors with loud screeching, exhausts banging, and speeding up and down […]
Local distillery adds vodka to its line up
ENNISKILLEN’S Boatyard Distillery has added ‘Seed to Sip’ vodka to their increasing portfolio. Two years after setting up at Tully Bay on the shores of Lough Erne, owner Joe McGirr is reaping the rewards of his Double and Old Tom gins as he launched his new vodka on August 3rd. The first working distillery in […]
‘Crime gang’ link to £60,000 ATM robbery, court is told
FOUR men and a woman have appeared at a special court on Saturday charged with the theft of £61,340 from an ATM machine at a filling station at Trory, near Enniskillen. A fifth man was charged with posessing criminal property. A police witness told the court she believed the five were part of an organised […]
Radical Rethink on SWAH Future?
WHILE the future of gynaecology services within the South West Acute Hospital appears to be secure for now, fresh fears have been raised about the overall retention of acute services in Enniskillen. Western Trust Chief Executive, Dr Anne Kilgallen met with a range of community groups and public representatives at the hospital on Friday where […]
Six arrested in relation to ATM burglary
Police in Fermanagh confirm six people have been arrested by detectives investigating an ATM burglary of several thousand pounds from inside a shop in Enniskillen yesterday (Thursday). A woman and five men aged between 22 and 51 were detained in the Crossgar area last night.
Man fined for breaking CCTV camera at pub
A MAN who damaged a CCTV camera at an Enniskillen bar two years ago has avoided a conviction. Mark Convey (39) of Main Street, Magheraveely had initially intended to contest the charge of criminal damage, but changed his plea to guilty at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday. On Saturday August 13th last year police received […]
Threatened to burn a woman out of her home
AN ENNISKILLEN father who left a threatening voicemail to a woman shortly after she brought out non-molestation order against him has been given a suspended sentence. Albert Saunders (36) with an address at Thistle Antiques, Belmore Street appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to breaching the order. On Thursday, June […]
Enniskillen man in roof stand-off on drug charges
Mark Sheridan (22) of Ann Street, Enniskillen is currently in custody on a total of eight charges relating to three separate dates this year.
It’s all happening for our Nathan!
‘I used to sit at meetings in Enniskillen looking out at the water thinking I would love a boat up here so I ended up moving.’
Enniskillen stink blamed on thoughtless flushers!
THE STINK that pervaded Enniskillen town centre last week was caused by people flushing items down the toilet that they shouldn’t have. Last week, and particularly over the bank holiday period towards the end of the week the east end of the town, around the Clinton Centre and the Cenotaph, was plagued by a nauseatingly […]