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High Schools get go ahead to amalgamate
in September ’04
A large number of this year’s P7 pupils
transferring to controlled secondary schools
next September, will be among the first to
attend a new school.
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Driver survives plunge into river at
‘death-trap’
A driver had a lucky escape when his car
crashed off a road and plunged into a river
on the outskirts of Enniskillen early on
Saturday morning. Fire crew had to wade
out into the water to rescue the injured man.
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Jobs in danger at New Hope Centre
Difficulties over funding are believed to be
creating problems for the Enniskillen
Community Development Programme,
based at the New Hope Centre at Erne
Road.
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McGirr leads the local riders home
Cycling: The Lakeland Cycle Club had the
honour of hosting the 2003 Dunlop Kitchens
All Ireland Underage Cycling
Championships over the weekend. The first
time the event has been staged in Northern
Ireland.
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376 new places for childcare
A total of 376 new childcare places are to be
created in Fermanagh, with grants totalling
almost $400,000.
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Quinn Direct’s impressive profits
The launch of Quinn Direct’s £8m
Enniskillen call centre five months ago
seems to have done the company little harm
as it posted impressive first-half profits.
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Body of drowning victim in Japan to come
home
The body of the young Fermanagh man who
drowned in Japan where he was working, is
expected to arrive back in his home village
of Kinawley tomorrow (Friday).
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Wife’s vain effort to save her dying husband
A mother of six has been left devastated
after seeing her husband electrocuted and
die as they worked together at a farm near
Brookeborough on Saturday evening.
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The ‘hulk’ is set to return
Lisbellaw Credit Union has been awarded
£50,000 to build a new office on the site of
the old Recreation Hall at Cloughcor Road.
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Vibrant and lively work captures the spirit –
and an award
Young Enniskillen artist, Jenny McGrail (25),
recently enjoyed success at the RDS
National Craft Exhibition in Dublin.
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200 seatbelt offenders get tickets
More than 200 fixed penalty tickets were
issued in Fermanagh in just three months to
drivers and passengers who failed to wear
seatbelts.
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Man remanded on cannabis factory charge
A 32-year-old man has been remanded on
bail after being charged in connection with
the discovery of a cannabis factory last
week.
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Health Trust back in black after struggle
The Sperrin Lakeland Trust ended its last
financial year in the black, after a tough
couple of years struggling to make ends
meet.
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Happy days as pupils hit exam targets
GCSE students’ across Fermanagh
maintained high academic standards last
week with the release of this year’s exam
results.
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Family roots and loyalty that lie behind a
driven man
It’s been a high-profile and euphoric year for
the manager of Fermanagh’s gaelic football
team, but Mark Conway goes behind the
headlines to find out about Dom Corrigan,
the man.
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Re-union with adopted family
A former student from Portora Royal School
has returned to visit his “surrogate” family, all
the way from Hong Kong.
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The canal that could help cash flow in rural
areas
£100 million would provide Fermanagh with
its promised new acute hospital, or open a
single blocked artery, the Ulster Canal.
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