Name: Michael Liddle Business Name: Western Brand Poultry Products (NI) Ltd Business Location: Ballyhaunis , Co Mayo & Lisnaskea How long have you been in business? As a family owned Chicken processing company, since 1954, in Lisnaskea since 2006 How many staff do you employ?160 in Lisnaskea What would you say are your strengths? […]
Work gets underway on site for new health centre
THE LONG-AWAITED new health centre in Lisnaskea is finally making progress, however it will be at least another four years before the project is completed. The total cost of the new centre is expected to be between £12 and £14m. With contracts still to be handed out, construction of the new building on the site […]
Hairdresser ‘overwhelmed’ by demand
IT has been a busy month for Lisnaskea barber Lynda Emery, whose ASD and special needs focused hair appointments have seen customers travel from as far as Belfast for this “rare” but “essential” service. I’ve been overwhelmed by the response and support from our local families who have children with ASD and special needs and […]
Popular Lisnaskea caravan park goes on the market
Mullynascarthy caravan park based on the Gola Road outside Lisnaskea overlooks the Colebrooke river.
Barry takes to the road for cause close to heart
Barry Curran organised a local ‘classic car run’ in support of ‘Autism NI’
‘After an hour it was like we were never away’
MONDAY marked an occasion that many of our young people and their families never thought would happen when lockdown was announced back in March. The unprecedented closure of schools right across Fermanagh left households in depths of fear and uncertainty as to what the future would hold. Despite this, over five months later it would […]
Mother inspiration for Margaret to go the extra mile!
LISNASKEA woman, Margaret Collins, will go the ‘extra mile’ this month, in memory of her late mother as she takes on the ‘Run for Dementia’ challenge in support of those most vulnerable. “Alzheimer’s ruined my mum’s retirement and she deserved so much better, that thought spurred me to do this challenge”, explained Margaret. “Now […]
Music and Arts back and bigger than before
BACK and bigger than ever before – staff and students from ‘Fermanagh School of Music and Performing Arts’ have made their long-awaited return to the creative world after a “surreal” 12-week-lockdown put an abrupt end to all music, dance, singing and drama lessons due to the outbreak of Covid back in March. Despite this, Founder […]
No sign of leisure centres reopening
PEOPLE from across the Lisnaskea area have been left ‘outraged’ following the Council’s decision to keep leisure facilities at the Castle Park Centre in the town closed as other leisure facilities elsewhere across the county resume such as the Lakeland Forum. With “no reopening date in sight”, staff as well as customers from the centre […]
Lisnaskea traders query decision on two-day shutdown
BUSINESS owners in the Lisnaskea area have called for future roadwork’s and closures to be done “outside of trading hours” following the impact that traffic disruption had on local businesses when the main street was closed off for two days last week. ‘KolorNKutz’ hairdressers located on the Bank Brae, told the Herald, “I think it’s […]