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  • Road to nowhere
    1. No southern by-pass for Enniskillen. No improvements on the road to Omagh. Out of £1 billion to be spent on roads in the next 10 years, Fermanagh will get less than half of one per cent for one capital programme of 1.1 kilometres. If you think the traffic is bad now, there’s no respite. It’s a disaster for our economy.

  • Tourism grant to keep cruiser hire industry afloat
    1. Erne Charter Boat Association has been offered a hefty tourism grant to halt the decline of the cruiser hire business on Lough Erne.

  • Elderly suffer most from Post Office fire
    1. Staff at Cornagrade Post Office in Enniskillen were still clearing away charred debris yesterday after burglars set the premises on fire.

  • Manufacturers face tough battle over de-rating issue
    1. For factories fighting for survival in difficult times, there’s a fear that the last fatal blow that may be dealt them could come from Government.

  • Police confiscate ecstacy and cannabis from buses
    1. Young clubbers heading for the weekend Planet Love dance event were stopped and searched by police carrying out a drugs operation.

  • Householders evacuated during bomb alert praise their carers
    1. A number of householders who were evacuated as a result of a security alert in Enniskillen last week, commended the care they received.

  • DPP members should have universal support; Elliott
    1. Sinn Fein should support individual DPP members who are under threat even if they don't approve of the group itself, according to Councillor Tom Elliott.

  • Devenish College to be new state of art secondary school
    1. The new school formed by the amalgamation of Enniskillen High School and the Duke of Westminster High Schools will be called Devenish College, it was announced this week.

  • Bid to revoke quarry extractions
    1. Planners hope to revoke all planning permissions at Roosky Quarry, ending mineral extraction at the site for good.

  • £1.70 won’t buy meat and two veg
    1. The value of free school meal tickets should be increased to improve the situation for the most vulnerable people, says Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas O'Reilly.