IT HAS been a brilliant year for birds in Fermanagh with the recorded number of wading birds on Lough Erne breaking all previous records.
Council set to snap up another Lough Erne island
FERMANAGH District Council looks set to acquire another island in Lough Erne.
Jail for thug (26) who knocked out victim in late night assault
A BELNALECK man has been jailed for seven months after he was convicted of knocking a man unconscious with one punch in an incident on St Patrick’s Day.
Air ambulance flies little Jenson for emergency operation
A BRAVE little nine-month old boy, Jenson Scott, who suffers from a severe liver condition, was airlifted on Saturday last, by air ambulance, to Birmingham Children’s Hospital where his condition as first diagnosed when he was just six weeks old.
11 charge points, £220,000 set-up costs… but only a handful of motorists using electric cars
THEY come with a hefty price tag of £220,000 but Fermanagh’s ecar charge points have seen dwindling numbers since they were first installed last year.
It’s ‘all go’ for the Herald Business person of the year
THIS time last year founder of Kettyle foods, Maurice Kettyle, had received an invitation to the Fermanagh Herald business awards.
Retailers across the county ‘up for the fight’ as pressures mount
LOCAL traders in Lisnaskea, Derrylin and Irvinestown are fighting to survive, but so far remain afloat, thanks to a combination of good promotion, new ideas and good old fashioned hard work.
Parking charges set to be introduced at new hospital
A CHARGE of 70p per hour is to be implemented at a new multi-storey carpark at the South West Acute Hospital – and the news has been met with strong opposition from the Fermanagh Trade Union Council.
Impressive turnout for Fermanagh jobs fair
AN ESTIMATED 600 people; a mixture of students, recent graduates, the medium to long-term unemployed and local businesses, attended the successful Fermanagh Jobs and Careers fair last week.
Welfare cuts may cost local economy up to £22 million
FERMANAGH’S economy will suffer a financial loss of £22 million under the current welfare reform plans set out by the UK government, a recent report has suggested.