IT appears that a crime spree is currently ongoing across the county after a spate of concerning thefts and incidents. In numerous occasions throughout October, parked cars and vans were targeted by criminals across Fermanagh with vehicles being damaged and in same cases, belongings stolen. In two separate incidents, a home and a business fell […]
NHS campaigners wary of plans for future of hospital
A NEW initiative shaping the future for Enniskillen’s South West Acute Hospital is raising concerns among local health service campaigners. The ‘Pathfinder’ initiative is described by the Western Trust as aiming to ‘find the best route forward for affordable Health and Social Care for Fermanagh and West Tyrone.’ In July, following concerns about the sustainability […]
Long treks for hospital visits linked to staff shortage
AT a time when SWAH is struggling to attract nursing staff, it has been revelaed that the cost of attracting overseas nurses to the North is ‘ballooning’ as recruiting firms received £750,000 to fill nursing vacancies. And a local health service campaigner has claimed that the growing number of Fermanagh people having to travel to […]
MLAs come out fighting in Stormont travel expenses row
TWO Fermanagh MLAs have defended their decision to obtain travel allowances of over £6,000 each solely for travel to Stormont – the highest figures claimed by any Assembly representatives The travel allowance was paid to MLAs for travelling to Stormont between the last election in March 2017 and June 2018 despite the North being without […]
Brollagh parents welcome U-turn in bus pass dispute
…but some children still have to walk on dangerous stretch road
Police in crackdown on rural criminals
PSNI officers have conducted over 189 vehicle checkpoints, seized nine vehicles and made two arrests during the operation.
Patients face three-hour journey to pain relief clinic
PEOPLE in Fermanagh who require pain management or a chronic pain service are being forced to travel to Omagh or Derry to be seen by a consultant. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request carried out by Enniskillen woman Helen Hamill explains that the Western Trust is currently not providing a chronic pain service at South […]
Appeal for witnesses to child ‘hit and run’
At the time of the incident, the driver did stop and ask if he was OK, but then left the scene and did not contact Police or the child’s parents.
Uncertain future for Claire’s Accessories
A spokesman for Claire’s Accessories said that closing underperforming stores was “part of normal business practice”.