STARK statistics outline a 159 per cent increase in foodbank usage in Fermanagh over a twelve month period. According to the Trussell Trust over one thousand people relied on a County Fermanagh foodbank between April 2018 and March 2019. During the same period the charity provided 36,783 three day emergency food supplies to people in […]
Advisers’ quit Trust project linked to ‘gagging orders’
TWO of the Fermanagh ‘experts by experience’ who were assisting the Western Trust have stepped down after being asked to sign what have been called “gagging orders”. As part of the Pathfinder community engagement project, which was set up by the Trust last year with the promise of improving local services, seven members of the […]
Minister says he’ll pray for hatchet thieves
A NUMBER of items ‘of immense personal value’ have been stolen from a church in Irvinestown by thieves armed with a hatchet. A 50” LG TV, with an estimated value of £1,200, and two silver communion plates were stolen from the Irvinestown Presbyterian Church on Mill Street. The silver communion plates had been presented to […]
New charges for using ATMs ‘extortionate’
Some ATMs across the county are charging customers almost £1 to withdraw their own money. The ATMs operated by Cashzone in shops and in locations other banks, have recently introduced a charge of 95p to withdraw cash from a bank account. The Which? study shows that a transaction charge has been imposed on over 1,700 […]
Teen banned for handbrake turns in carpark
A TEENAGER who was seen by police on CCTV doing handbrake turns in an Enniskillen carpark has been disqualified from driving. The teen, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Enniskillen Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to careless driving. Video footage of the teenager driving a Volkswagen Bora at Quay Lane […]
New extension is planned for growing primary school
ENNISKILLEN Integrated Primary School continues to go from strength to strength with growing pupil numbers each year. Over 400 pupils are now enrolled and the school is seeking a classroom extension to accommodate its growing numbers. The primary school recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Over the past three decades pupil numbers at the school have […]
Dairy plant set to close its doors with loss of 18 jobs
PRODUCTION at Fivemiletown Creamery looks set to cease “on the 7 June”, according to a worker’s union representative. In the coming weeks the production of the iconic Fivemiletown Cheese will move to Co Antrim, over 60 miles away. A spokesman for Dale Farm confirmed, “Dale Farm will relocate production of the main lines of our […]
Now SWAH ward loses one third of its beds
A MEDICAL ward at the South West Acute Hospital at present has closed one third of its available beds. The 24 bed ward has been reduced to a 16 bed ward, with the Western Health and Social Care Trust admitting that there are struggles to “recruit the required number of qualified nurses”. Elizabeth England, Assistant […]
Jail for paedophile who attended vintage car show
A CONVICTED paedophile who breached a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO), by being in an area where children where present, has been jailed. It was the fifth time he has breached the order which was imposed in 2000 against a background of extensive sexual offending. Robert John Liddle (70) from Moorlough Road, Lisnaskea committed the […]
Repairs to main Derrylin road ‘depend on funding’
THE ROADS agency says safety improvements to the main Enniskillen to Derrylin roads depend on funding being made available. Meanwhile, more concerns have been raised about the safety of the road, especially for pedestrians and cyclists using what is one of the busiest routes in the county. In particular, the Derryhawlaght hill at Macken has […]