Bomb alert as police consultation moves to Newtownbutler
BY AILEEN MURPHY
The period of public consultation between the police and residents in four villages in Fermanagh where it is recommended the police station should be closed, continued until Thursday.
And there was one common theme running through all four meetings in Kesh, Belcoo, Belleek, and Newtownbutler: that people in each of the villages are realistic enough to realise economically the current police stations are not a viable...>>> more
Concern over state of ambulances in Fermanagh
One of the five ambulances serving Fermanagh has been on the road for nine years and has over 200,000 miles on the clock. The other four vehicles in the County all have over 100,000 miles on the clock.
The worrying figures were revealed by the Department of Health following an Assembly question from South Down DUP MLA, Jim Wells.
The figures show that 55.3 per cent of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) fleet is over five...>>> more
Vintage car run in memory of Raymond McCartney
BYAUSTIN LYNCH
This summer the Erne Vintage Car Club has decided to host it's annual vintage car club run in memory of its founding Chairman, Raymond McCartney, who passed away twelve months ago. Raymond was Chairman of the club for 26 years.
The weekend, running from 15th - 17th August 2008, will once again consist of the Friday night Charity Parade, Saturday run around Lough Erne and a short Sunday run to one of Fermanagh's most...>>> more
Council declares war on car litterbugs
Fermanagh District Council has declared war on those car users who hurl waste out of their vehicles as they leave town, usually the debris from carry-outs or the bagged waste of a day out or week-end away.
Fermanagh is one of the few Councils of the 26 which participates in the Borough Cleanliness Survey, although according to the Council's Director of Technical Services, Gerry Knox, the findings don't always reflect the bigger...>>> more
Confederation of European Councillors meet in Enniskillen
BY MICHAEL BRESLIN
Last week, Enniskillen hosted a meeting of the Confederation of European Councillors, in the Killyhevlin Hotel where the delegates, who came from North and South, were welcomed by Fermanagh Councillor, Bernice Swift in her role as chairman of her Council's Planning Committee.
She congratulated the conference organisers for choosing Fermanagh as the venue and she noted that the seminar which focused on developments...>>> more
From Long Kesh to working with the Police
BY AILEEN MURPHY
From the Officer Commander of Republican prisoners in Long Kesh to a member of Fermanagh District Policing Partnership, Sean Lynch is perhaps the most visible example of how things have changed in Northern Ireland over recent years.
At 54 years of age Mr Lynch's journey is remarkable.
Going back to his youth, he explains: "I got involved in the Republican movement in the 1970's, more as result of the Civil Rights...>>> more
Clarification
Councillor Bert Johnston has clarified comments attributed to him in an article in the Fermanagh Herald 30 April 2008.
In the article, Jim Allister, leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) claimed Mr Johnston had welcomed the appointment of Sean Lynch to the Fermanagh District Policing Partnership, as someone who could bring 'individual experience' to the role of over-seeing the work of the police. Councillor Johnston has said he has never...>>> more
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