Heroic shop worker speaks of ‘shock’ at attempted robbery


THE SHOP worker who helped apprehend an attempted robbery suspect last weekhas spoken of his shock at the incident. Local man, Ben Halligan, was working at Costcutter on the Cornagrade Road last Wednesday when, at around 10.15am, two people entered the shop with their hoods up. Ben’s mother, Shellin, had just come in shortly before […]

Questions raised on Public Realm scheme timing


Works are progressing and remain on programme for completion by spring 2022. THE HERALD has raised  questions about the timing and planning behind the public realm scheme which, is still ongoing, obstructing traffic and inconveniencing shoppers at the same time as retail reopened after 14 months of interrupted trade. The Fermanagh Herald asked the contractors, […]

£3.25m workhouse project will restore heritage hub


FUNDING: A CONTRACT has been awarded to QMAC Construction Ltd., for the construction and restoration of Enniskillen Workhouse Entrance Block, a historically significant B2 listed building. £2,343,000 was awarded by the National Lottery heritage Fund to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in partnership with the South West College, to undertake the major capital project to […]

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Drugs worth £4,500 found during search in Enniskillen


District Support Team officers on patrol in the Enniskillen area recently stopped a vehicle which smelled so strongly of cannabis, they could smell it travelling in the car behind them. As a result, police stopped the vehicle and arrested two occupants on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs. A follow up search at their home address […]

Drugs though to be worth £11,000 seized in Enniskillen


BREAKING NEWS: POLICE in Enniskillen have seized suspected drugs worth an estimated street value of £11,000. The suspected drugs, including what is thought to be Class A cocaine and Class B Cannabis, together with a significant quantity of Diazepam, were seized in the Cornagrade Road area of the town last night.