WELLINGTON Road is set to benefit from a £100,000 street lighting upgrade scheme which is due to commence from Monday, January 25, and run until mid March. Drivers have been advised that while the works are ongoing additional time should be allowed for travel. The scheme will involve the replacement of the existing lights with […]
Calls for action as traffic grinds to stand still
AN URGENT review is needed of Enniskillen’s traffic system, with the town already in gridlock even before the Christmas rush begins in earnest. That was the call from one of the town’s councillors, in the wake of ever growing congestion. For the last couple of weeks in November, and more so now that December is […]
Musician ‘in bits’ after £3,000 stolen from his car
AN aspiring musician has made a heartfelt plea after thieves broke into his car and stole his microphone and £3,000. Enniskillen man and singer John Garrity parked his white BMW in a car park on the Wellington Road close to the Royal British Legion and thieves broke the passenger side window and stole his microphone, […]
PUPPY DIES IN CAR AS TEMPERATURES SOAR
TWO people have been cautioned for animal cruelty following the death of a husky puppy which died after being left in a hot car during soaring temperatures. As temperatures reached well over 20 degrees on Sunday, members of the public in Enniskillen were alerted to a dog which had been locked inside a car in […]
On the road to no where… are we stuck with gridlock?
Traffic in Enniskillen continues to be a topic of much debate, with drivers now familiar with sitting in lengthy queues as a frequent part of their daily commute. One motorist spoke of taking an hour to go from one side of Enniskillen to the other. Another spoke of sitting in traffic for almost 15 minutes […]
Warning of disruption to town water supply
NI WATER are currently carrying out works to improve and upgrade water supply infrastructure in Enniskillen town centre in advance of public realm work to be undertaken by the Council. This week a spokesman for NI Water commented on the progress of their present works. “NI Water have carried out preparation work in early June […]
Motorists face months of disruption for water upgrade
A FOUR month project to upgrade the water supply network in Enniskillen started this week. The work undertaken by NI Water has started in Darling Street and is expected to be completed by October 2019. Over the coming months works will progress throughout the town centre. This will include works at Church Street, High Street, […]
War of words over ‘cheeky motorists skipping queue’
Debate erupts on Facebook over cutting in drivers
‘Good Samaritan’ handed one year driving ban
The teenager was driving a friend home who’d had too much drink to drive.
Driver was nearly four times over the legal limit
AN ENNISKILLEN driver who was more than three-and-a-half times the legal limit got into his car and turned on the engine before being approached by police. Nigel Black (43) of Coleshill Park appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday charged with being drunk in charge of a vehicle and driving without insurance. On Sunday, September […]