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Boost for furloughed workers

WITH A growing number of employers across Fermanagh availing of the Government’s furloughing scheme it has been confirmed that workers affected are al

WITH hairdressers closed as a result of current Covid-19 restrictions, local men and women have taken to social media to ask for guidance on how to cope at a time when they can’t nip out for a hair cut or attend their regular colour appointment. In a bid to bust the myths about box dyes […]

Lockdown… What lockdown?

HERALD readers have been left “outraged” over the number of people saw outdoors, driving on roads and doing social shopping over the last two days as temperatures increased and the sun came out across the county. Despite warnings to stay at home and save lives, it would appear that many people are conjuring up their […]

Motorists ‘evade checkpoints’

HOLIDAYMAKERS travelling to Donegal and other locations across the border have been using backroads and travelling at night to avoid Garda checkpoints

Illegal dumping as recycle centre is forced to close

LOCAL people have been left outraged following reports of “excessive dumping” at the recycling centre in Lisnaskea after the council was forced to close the facility because it could not cope with the volume of material being dumped. One concerned resident who lives close by told the Herald; “These bags of rubbish have been left […]

Urgent search for more safety gear for brave workers

THE WESTERN Trust has been “relentlessly trying” to source more supplies of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for its local staff, as it gears up for an expected surge in Covid-19 patients this week. Since the outbreak began concerns have been growing that staff at SWAH and other health care workers in the area did not […]