NIE urged to take action to save swans from a grisly death
Lisnaskea letter turns up 60 years after it was posted
DOCUMENTS from the 1960s relating to a Lisnaskea lady turned up on a London doorstep in recent days. A brown envelope with the date stamp 3 March 1960 appeared on Irish man, Ken Kavanagh’s doorstep following a windy night last week. In the envelope was a great deal of information relating to a Ms Rose […]
Raised eyebrows at new weight loss surgery at SWAH
THERE has been a mixed reaction to news SWAH could be getting the North’s first ever weight loss surgery centre, with some suggesting the money should be spent on reducing current waiting lists. The Department of Health this week announced it was planning on opening its first ever centre for bariatric surgery, and it was […]
Roadworks expected to go on for months
MORE traffic disruption ie expected in the Enniskillen area over the next two months with a road improvement scheme starting this week on the main A4 Belfast Road. The £480,000 resurfacing scheme, which will include provision of a dedicated right turning lane into Belleview Road, extends for over one kilometre and will improve the surface […]
Local shock at Cookstown nightclub tragedy
Three teenagers have died in a suspected crush at a disco last night.
Local man loses £20,000 in online banking scam
IN the most recent surge of fraudsters, a Fermanagh man has been scammed out of £20,000. The latest incident comes as a survey has revealed one third of consumers here, 32% have been targeted by a scam in the past three years and the most common form of scam 74% is an email. On February 18th, a […]
Enniskillen has the shortest ambulance waiting times
AMBULANCE waiting times in the North have almost doubled in five years, however, Enniskillen patients who were not immediately life-threatening faced the shortest wait. The shortest average time for category B patients (serious but not immediately life-threatening) – just over 11 minutes – was in BT74, in Enniskillen in 2018. Similar patients from the Ards […]
New plans to reopen nursing home to free up SW hospital
DRUMCLAY Nursing Home could be reopened in the near future, with the Western Trust considering taking over the shut-down home, the Herald can reveal. Currently a third of all patients at SWAH each week are over the age of 85, while over half are over the age of 70. Deputy chief executive of the Western […]
‘I discussed paedophilia with Michael’says local doctor
A FERMANAGH doctor who claims he discussed paedophilia with Michael Jackson on one or two occasions has said he believes his music should still be played. The recent ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary on Channel 4 focused on two men who allege they were sexually abused as children by the famous singer Michael Jackson resulting in backlash […]
Maguiresbridge community steps out in memory of Pauline
THE people of Maguiresbridge are set to take to the streets in memory of community woman Pauline Butler. Pauline, from Main Street, Maguiresbridge, died at home after a long battle with cancer in December 2018. Wife to Raymond and mother of six, she was a keen walker and was a member of Coonian Ramblers regularly […]