New retailer revealed for retail and leisure park


Lakeland’s retail and leisure park has announced a big brand who will be joining the complex. The park revealed that Home Bargains will be one of the shops to be trading when it is completed. They announced on Facebook on Saturday 4 May, “No more driving to Omagh for bargains for your home, we’re bringing […]


Big changes to Enniskillen business scene


THE business merry-go-round has been spinning in Enniskillen lately, with new shops popping up and others moving on. After seven years of operating in Townhall Street, Granny Annie’s bar and restaurant has changed hands. Local businessman David Mahon of David Mahon Properties has taken ownership of the property and it will continue to operate as a bar and restaurant, […]


Why thrifty thinking works for Nathaniel


By Nathaniel Nkoma THRIFT shops help expand fashion, give clothes a second life and help the disadvantaged. In communities around Fermanagh thrift shops bring people together and foster a positive atmosphere. I talked to Debbie Keys, the store manager of ForSight: a local thrift shop in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, who was positive about the current status of local thrift shops. She feels […]


Republic day-trip shoppers boost Enniskillen businesses


SHOPPERS coming over the border from down south are “critical” to Enniskillen’s local economy. Noelle McAloon of the Enniskillen Business Improvement District (BID) says that Republic of Ireland car number plates are a welcome sight as day-trippers from over the border are boosting the town’s coffers by spending their euros here. A number of residents […]


Start Christmas shopping now to stay safe!


IT MAY only be September, but the Fermanagh public is being urged to start their Christmas shopping as soon as possible, both to support local retailers and to keep themselves safe. Many of the more organised among us, particularly both parents and Santa Claus, will no doubt already have their shopping well underway. Everyone else […]


‘Live and Local’ at lunchtime


SHOPPERS to Enniskillen and Omagh have been enjoying a musical treat on Saturdays with a live music programme from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. ‘Live & Local @ Lunchtime’ has been taking place in Enniskillen and Omagh town centres each Saturday from 12 noon until 2.30pm since mid-August with the programme running until the end of […]