Two men rescued from separate accidents


EMERGENCY services were called to a number of rescues across Fermanagh during the past week. On Friday morning, emergency services were called to rescue a person who was trapped under a dumper truck in the Tempo area. It was confirmed that three Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) appliances were dispatched to attend the incident on […]


Playgroup given just 24 hours notice before closure


SHOCK: PARENTS and staff from the ‘Railway Kids’ programme in Newtownbutler have been left in total despair after funding was pulled with just 24 hours notice, forcing three employees to lose their jobs and 24 children to lose out on a vital service.  To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t […]


79-year-old airlifted after weekend incident


On Saturday, 10 April at 11.53am, firefighters were called to the Clonursan Road, Enniskillen after reports that a 79 year old man was trapped underneath a vehicle. When Firefighters arrived the casualty had been removed from under the vehicle. Firefighters helped remove the casualty from the scene using manual handling techniques and stabilised the vehicle. […]


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£40k of drugs seized by police in cannabis factory bust


By Roisin Henderson Seized: POLICE in Fermanagh were busy over the Easter break when they seized tens of thousands of pounds worth of drugs, busting a cannabis factory, and undertaking extra patrols to prevent crime. Three premises, including two domestic and one business property, in the Enniskillen and Lisbellaw areas were searched in the planned […]