Impartial Reporter | News Headlines http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:19:18 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 90 Impartial Reporter | News Headlines http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ir_logo_500x75.png http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/ Tributes paid after tragic death of popular teenager Young people from across Fermanagh have been paying tribute to one of their friends this week following his unexpected death at the age of just 17. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392101-tributes-paid-after-tragic-death-of--popular-teenager/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392101-tributes-paid-after-tragic-death-of--popular-teenager/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Jane looking forward to teaming up with Christine on ITV Viewers of the new early morning breakfast TV programme, Daybreak on ITV in early September, will not only be greeted with the bubbly personality of Christine Bleakley as one of the main presenters who has local links to Fermanagh, but also by a Lisbellaw woman who will be regularly presenting news bulletins for the Northern Ireland region. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392100-jane-looking-forward-to-teaming-up-with-christine-on-itv/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392100-jane-looking-forward-to-teaming-up-with-christine-on-itv/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Bob’s tears over move The row over the future of Drumhaw Residential Home has intensified in the last 48 hours and today The Impartial Reporter can reveal that three elderly residents of the home are to be moved by the Western Trust to “alternative accommodation” by Monday. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392099-bobs-tears-over-move-/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392099-bobs-tears-over-move-/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Tom says no to single party FERMANAGH MLA Tom Elliott set out his plans for the future of the Ulster Unionist Party yesterday. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392098-tom-says-no--to-single-party/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392098-tom-says-no--to-single-party/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Coco survives second abduction to be reunited with family A lovable pet has brought despair and then jubilation for his family as he was stolen and then re-united, not once but twice in two years. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392097-coco-survives-second-abduction-to-be-reunited-with-family/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392097-coco-survives-second-abduction-to-be-reunited-with-family/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News First day at school for girls with a special bond Their first day at primary school is proving an exciting prospect for two Fermanagh schoolgirls - who share a special bond. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392096-first-day-at-school-for-girls-with-a-special-bond/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392096-first-day-at-school-for-girls-with-a-special-bond/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Bar of excellence raised again IT’S been another successful year for A Level students in Fermanagh. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392095-bar-of-excellence-raised-again/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392095-bar-of-excellence-raised-again/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Defeated candidate prepares for court RODNEY Connor still believes losing to Michelle Gildernew in the General Election was “wrong”. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392094-defeated-candidate-prepares-for-court-/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392094-defeated-candidate-prepares-for-court-/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Get out those rods and reels, says Minister Come on girls, get out of that kitchen and rattle those rods and reels. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392093-get-out-those-rods-and-reels-says-minister/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392093-get-out-those-rods-and-reels-says-minister/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Popular priest’s sorrow at leaving parish A well-known and popular curate in Clogher Diocese, the Rev. Fr. Noel McGahan, C.C. St. Michael’s Parish, described it as a privilege to serve the people of Enniskillen and Lisbellaw for the past 15 years. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392092-popular-priests-sorrow-at-leaving-parish/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392092-popular-priests-sorrow-at-leaving-parish/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News On song Keri second in NI’s biggest star search Talented Enniskillen singer Keri Wilson finished second out of 2,000 hopefuls in the Grand Final of Citybeat’s young star search which came to an end last weekend after months of searching. It was a brilliant effort by Keri to finish second in the final of Northern Ireland’s biggest star search while there was also a top performance from Edele Ledwith, also from Enniskillen, who also made it to the final. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392091-on-song-keri-second-in--nis-biggest-star-search-/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392091-on-song-keri-second-in--nis-biggest-star-search-/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Ethel fears cuts will leave pensioners out in the cold CUTS to the annual Winter Fuel Payment could be “dangerous” for pensioners in Fermanagh, say critics. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392090-ethel-fears-cuts-will-leave-pensioners-out-in-the-cold/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392090-ethel-fears-cuts-will-leave-pensioners-out-in-the-cold/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Champion heifer at 40th anniversary show sets 12,000gns record price Fermanagh breeders led the way once again at the 40th anniversary elite female show and sale organised by the Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders’ Club at Omagh at the weekend. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392089-champion-heifer-at-40th-anniversary-show-sets-12000gns-record-price/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392089-champion-heifer-at-40th-anniversary-show-sets-12000gns-record-price/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Focus Farmer hosts suckler and sheep farm walk for Fermanagh Grassland Club Fermanagh Grassland Club’s new season got off to a great start last week with a farm walk hosted by Allan Brady, who manages one of the designated Focus Farms in the county. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392088-focus-farmer-hosts-suckler-and-sheep-farm-walk-for--fermanagh-grassland-club/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392088-focus-farmer-hosts-suckler-and-sheep-farm-walk-for--fermanagh-grassland-club/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Young farmers aim to improve safety on roads Young farmers in Fermanagh and Tyrone will be launching a local road safety initiative on Monday, September 6 to highlight the dangers to young people of the using our roads. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392087-young-farmers-aim--to-improve-safety--on-roads/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392087-young-farmers-aim--to-improve-safety--on-roads/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Talk on Harry Ferguson appeals to all tractor enthusiasts The work of engineering genius, Harry Ferguson, who pioneered the development of the Ferguson tractor and built and flew his own plane, will be outlined in a talk to be held in the Community Centre, Derrygonnelly on Friday evening next, September 3. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392086-talk-on--harry--ferguson--appeals-to--all-tractor-enthusiasts/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/392086-talk-on--harry--ferguson--appeals-to--all-tractor-enthusiasts/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News 100 stitches in head wound for Celebrity GAA player A well-known player for Irvinestown St. Molaise GFC received such as bad head injury in a match during the filming for RTE’s Celebrity Bainisteoir at the weekend that the surgeon treating him lost count of the number of stitches she applied to the wound. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392041-100-stitches-in-head-wound-for-celebrity-gaa-player/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392041-100-stitches-in-head-wound-for-celebrity-gaa-player/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News A little boy who captured the hearts of the community “We wished you could have stayed with us here on earth but God wanted his golden angel home. Your love, strength and courage would be put to better use in heaven.” http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392040-a-little-boy-who-captured-the-hearts-of-the-community/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392040-a-little-boy-who-captured-the-hearts-of-the-community/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Sadness at death of ‘wee Paul’ There was widespread sadness this week at the passing of a very well-known and popular Enniskillen man, Paul Keaveney. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392039-sadness-at-death-of-wee-paul/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392039-sadness-at-death-of-wee-paul/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Claire’s a knockout in TV show It’s not every day a Fermanagh girl gets into a boxing ring with a former world champion. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392038-claires-a-knockout-in-tv-show/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392038-claires-a-knockout-in-tv-show/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Unskilled hardest hit as jobless total rises by 3 per cent Unemployment in Fermanagh rose by 3 per cent in July with school leavers finding it difficult to get a job and those without skills being the hardest hit. People working in the retail sector also suffered. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392037-unskilled-hardest-hit-as-jobless-total-rises-by-3-per-cent/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392037-unskilled-hardest-hit-as-jobless-total-rises-by-3-per-cent/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Two inch wasp found on trampoline THIS is the giant wood wasp that caused a real buzz for one Fermanagh family last week. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392036-two-inch-wasp-found-on-trampoline-/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392036-two-inch-wasp-found-on-trampoline-/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Enniskillen primaries have worst truancy It’s back to school in a couple of weeks but not for the alarming number of pupils who stay at home or play truant. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392035-enniskillen-primaries-have-worst-truancy/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392035-enniskillen-primaries-have-worst-truancy/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Building collapses on town’s main street A derelict building on Irvinestown’s Main Street has collapsed. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392034-building-collapses-on-towns-main-street/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392034-building-collapses-on-towns-main-street/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News Elliott says report to party’s disciplinary committee ‘petty’ TOM Elliott has been reported to the Ulster Unionist Party’s Disciplinary Committee. http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392033-elliott-says-report-to-partys-disciplinary-committee-petty/ http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/392033-elliott-says-report-to-partys-disciplinary-committee-petty/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News