OVER the sunny Easter weekend there were fears some in Fermanagh may make the unnecessary journey across the border to enjoy the beaches in Donegal, but thankfully it was all quiet on the western front. Speaking to the Herald after what was most likely the quietest bank holiday Monday the town has ever seen, tourism […]
Community Transport scheme is at the ready!
WITH its deep knowledge of basically every road in the county, Fermanagh Community Transport (FCT) has been putting its logistical skills to vital use during the current lockdown, ensuring no one goes without due to the crisis. The hard working crew of FCT are no strangers to helping people in isolated areas across the county […]
Falling prices hit farmers at busiest time of year
“At the minute processors like Glanbia have done all in their power to keep every factory going.”
“We’re last in line for vital protection”
“It really does feel that we are always the very last to be thought about and totally forgotten in the chain of care and nursing.”
Demand for eggs ‘goes through the roof’
“I hadn’t driven a lorry in 17 years, so it was daunting at first, but now that I have got used to it, I have found a new fondness for it.”
PPE rushed to SWAH as safety crisis lurches on
A group of local designers has turned its hand to making specialist face shields, which have been greatly appreciated by SWAH staff.
Covid-19 deaths ‘higher than thought’
THE number of deaths linked to Covid-19 is thought to be more than 40 per cent higher than previously reported.
Ederney pair turn out hundreds of masks for key workers
“I just saw she needed some help so I got stuck in.”
Delivery service a godsend for those lockdown gardeners
Despite the mental health benefits, garden centres here are still not allowed to open.
Jolene’s online party to spread birthday cheer
It hasn’t been much fun having a birthday during the lockdown but one local woman is making the best of things!