Fermanagh swimmers light up the pool in Belfast


ENNISKILLEN Lakelanders swimmers recently enjoyed top success at the Swim Ulster’s Aspiring Champions Meet which was held at the Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in Belfast. In the first Gala of the season, Holly Barkley (14) maintained her time in the 200m Individual Medley and achieved PBs in the 100m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle, where she also […]

New model for tourism in Fermanagh
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CUILCAGH Lakelands Geopark has praised the “positive impact” of a new cross-border scheme which was set up with the aim of enhancing tourism and business to the county’s major hotspots. The Fermanagh-based organisation has linked up with Ballyhoura Development CLG in Limerick, with funding from the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, to roll-out the first-of-its-kind […]

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is ‘quite rich’


FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council has said its “quite rich at present” as it has pledged £11 million of its current financial reserves towards the redevelopment of the Lakeland Forum. Prior to the vote on the redevelopment of the Forum, councillors were informed that the cost of the project had risen to £70 million, compared to […]

Council advised to accept £57.4m tender for Forum


By Thomas Maher THE Chief Executive of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) has announced a significant step forward in the journey to redevelop the Lakeland Forum with a report too recommending a tender that would cost around £57.4m to be given to councillors for a decision on April 15. At a council meeting held in the […]

Outrage at changes to Fermanagh retail park


THE new application to add an additional retail unit instead of the much anticipated leisure facilities at Lakelands Retail park has been met with huge backlash from the public with hundreds rejecting the application on the online portal. Joanne Cox objected to the new plans and said, “A town the size of Enniskillen has adequate […]

Tourism NI young ambassador enjoys Fermanagh


Tourism NI’s young ‘Adventure Ambassador’ has been enjoying some of Fermanagh’s world class attractions and experiences. You’re only a small step away from giant experiences as Tourism Northern Ireland’s ‘Adventure Ambassador’ eight-year-old Anna McGuinness and her family have been discovering. Having won TNI’s Giant Memory Making competition earlier this year, Adventure Ambassador Anna, and her […]

Primark responds to Enniskillen retail park speculation


AFTER much speculation, Primark has not ruled out the possibility of opening in Enniskillen. This comes after the long-awaited Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park announced on social media that they could soon be open for business. In a statement posted to the retail parks social media recently, titled “exciting progress update,” a spokesman for the developer’s Elm Grange, […]

New potential opening date for Fermanagh retail park


IT’S BEEN over five years in the making, but the retail section of the long-awaited Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park could soon be open for business. Work got underway in February at the site of the old Unipork factory in Enniskillen and has been progressing at pace ever since. In a statement posted to its social media at […]

Work continues at Unipork site in Fermanagh


WORK is continuing at pace on the exciting new shopping and leisure development at the site of the old Unipork factory in Enniskillen. SDS Design engineers have released photographs of the quick progress of the new Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park. The retail development will bring popular shopping brands to the town such as the popular Home Bargains, The […]