ON Monday members of Unison, gathered once again at the picket line to demonstrate their frustrations over pay parity and staffing levels, with further action to cause serious disruption across all boards of the local community and SWAH. Members of the union have demanded that the health service “should not be used as political leverage,” […]
Forum evacuated in alarm scare
THE Lakeland Forum was evacuated last Tuesday night (December 3) following an incident which resulted in emergency services being called to the centre. High alert fire alarms were set off right across the building, with immediate orders from staff to direct members of the public, including youngsters getting swimming lessons, to clear the area quickly […]
Business as usual!
QUINN Industrial Holdings (QIH) has strongly denied what it called “mischievous rumours and innuendo” in the wake of the vicious attack on company director Kevin Lunney. Since the shocking attack on the QIH’s chief operating officer in September, during which his attackers threatened to kill him if he did not resign, speculation has been rife […]
Elderly woman left shaken after home ransacked
Police are appealing to the public for information in relation to a male they may have seen acting suspiciously in the area of Brownhill Fold.
New Roslea group highlights loss of community services
Nationalist and unionist councillors share common cause for Roslea
Sinead spreading Xmas cheer for those in need!
“It’s absolutely heartbreaking what some people have to go through, right on our front door step.”
Parents advised against buying quads as presents
FERMANAGH parents have been urged to “put safety first” and give serious second thoughts to buying their children quads and other off-road vehicles this Christmas. With statistics in the South showing the three-out-of-four people killed on quads, scramblers and other similar vehicles were under 18 and the Garda have actively advised parents not to buy […]
Shoebox mum Fiona is bound for the Baltic!
AN Irvinestown mother is spreading Christmas cheer this year as she jets off to Latvia on Friday to deliver shoe boxes to less fortunate kids. Fiona Harvey, along with her friend Niamh Taggart will join a team from Drop Inn Castlederg to distribute the donated shoe boxes. Speaking about what motivated her to get involved […]
Driver accused of using mobile claims he scratched ear
A LACK tractor driver has been cleared of driving with a mobile phone after claiming he was scratching a cut on his ear when police passed him. Lee Armstrong (27) of Edenamohill Road appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court last Monday where contested a single charge of using a mobile phone while driving. A police officer […]
Fears over massive disruption as nurses’ to strike
PHARMACY staff at SWAH kicked off the first leg of industrial action this week, with further strike action by union members to take place over the coming weeks. Chief Executive of the Western Trust, Dr Anne Kilgallen said, “The treatment and care of our patients and service users will remain our top priority. “We wish […]