IN HONOUR of World Prematurity Day on November 17, a local mother has been sharing her experience of the local life-saving neonatal unit. Amanda Oldfield from Lisnaskea was five weeks before her due date when she had a bleed, which turned out to be a placenta abruption. She went straight to the SWAH, on advice of her […]
Firefighters show their heart with Movember mission
THIS November, the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) team in Enniskillen are putting down their razors and picking up a powerful cause. The group of local firefighters will be growing moustaches for ‘Movember,’ to raise vital funds for two campaigns, ‘Help Dougie Fight Adenocarcinoma’ and ‘Catherine’s Journey, Fighting for Every First.’ Both causes are deeply personal to the […]
Fermanagh community ready for housing support event
AN event will be held in Enniskillen tomorrow (Tuesday) to provide advice to the Fermanagh community in need of housing support. The team at First Housing Aid and Support Service in Enniskillen will host a major ‘Better Together – Community Event’ at St McCartan’s Hall in Enniskillen from 10am to 2pm. “This special event will […]
Operation launched after man rescued from Lough Erne
EMERGENCY Services from across Fermanagh combined in a collective effort to rescue a man who reportedly got into difficulty in Upper Lough Erne earlier today (Monday). The ‘Herald understands that a man was rescued in a combined effort which included the Erne Coastguard Rescue Team, the Police, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue and Ambulance Service. […]
New €9.6 million cross-border mental health project
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The Community Connections and Well-being Project (CCWP), a €9.6 million cross-border initiative designed to enable people with mild and/or emerging mental health difficulties, to access early intervention programmes and support, has been officially launched in Monaghan. The project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). CCWP has received […]
Fermanagh on alert as viruses increase
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The Western Trust is encouraging patients, clients, staff and the public to keep warm, well and boost your immunity this winter especially during extremely cold weather conditions. Winter is traditionally a busy period for the Western Trust and our health and social care system has faced a very difficult and challenging number of years. We […]
Suspected Crack Cocaine found in Fermanagh premises
Suspected Crack Cocaine, along with other Class A and B controlled Drugs has been located in the Fermanagh Area. “On Friday evening, the District Support Team carried out a premises search by virtue of warrant in the Fermanagh area,” a PSNI spokesperson said. “During the search, DST located suspected Crack Cocaine, along with […]
Convicted paedophile who breached SOPO walks free again
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A convicted paedophile who reoffended while subject to a suspended sentence having previously narrowly avoided imprisonment for similar matters, has walked free again. Charles Campbell (57) from Muckros Road, Kesh admitted possessing an indecent image of a child and an extreme pornographic image 20 June 2024. He further admitted distributing an indecent image on 23 […]
Woman admits death of pregnant mum in Fermanagh RTC
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A FERMANAGH woman has changed her plea just as a trial was to begin on charges relating to a road traffic collision last year in which a pregnant mother-of-one was killed and her mother and young daughter were seriously injured. Emma Josephine Feely (35) from Blackrock Park, Belleek but remanded in custody having voluntarily revoked […]
21 year old charged with assault on police in Fivemiletown
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A 21 year old man has been charged with a range of offences including assault on police, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breach of bail and possession of a class C controlled drug. He is due to appear at Enniskillen Magistrates court this morning, Monday November 17. For your guidance, the charges come after police […]