Ballinamallard star tells of feelings after father’s death in bid to help others
Missing dog was trapped in pothole for two weeks
Teddy fell into a pothole close to his home and became stuck, and was trapped there for two weeks.
Shock over drugs find in playpark
THOSE responsible for leaving drugs at a park area used by children in the Cornagrade area have been branded as ‘reckless.’ Police carried out a planned search at a park area in the Loughview Drive area of Cornagrade, Enniskillen on Friday August 3rd and a quantity of suspected of Class A and Class C drugs […]
Parents struggling to meet costs of school uniforms
WITH the new school year fast approaching, parents are struggling to pay for their children’s new school uniforms, and are often finding that they are forced to buy from only approved stockists. One mother recently told the Herald that she spent £300 kitting out one of her children, and still has to buy for another […]
Roadworks headache as new school year looms
MOTORISTS have enjoyed a peaceful traffic jam free summer in Enniskillen but frustration for motorists is looming as the Sligo Road is getting resurfaced – just as the new school year restarts. Two new resurfacing schemes totalling £410,000 are due to commence shortly on the A4 Sligo Road and whenever this vital thoroughfare is restricted […]
Day of reckoning looms large for A level students
THE wait is almost over for students who have spent their summer waiting on their A level results. The A level results are out tomorrow (Thursday) while GCSE students are forced to wait another week to find out how they fared in their exams. This is a particularly stressful time of year for young people […]
Good news on the jobs front with BT call centre boost
40 new permanent posts to be offered to workers on short-term contracts
£27m bill for hospital locums doubled in just two years
AMID growing fears over the future of services at South West Acute Hospital, it has been revealed that the Western Trust is spending £27 million per year on locum staff, amounting to over £2 million per month. The Western Trust is relying on the use of temporary doctors, health professionals, nurses and admin staff costing […]
Local distillery adds vodka to its line up
ENNISKILLEN’S Boatyard Distillery has added ‘Seed to Sip’ vodka to their increasing portfolio. Two years after setting up at Tully Bay on the shores of Lough Erne, owner Joe McGirr is reaping the rewards of his Double and Old Tom gins as he launched his new vodka on August 3rd. The first working distillery in […]
First Clones, now Arlene set for Mass with the Pope?
The DUP have declined to say if party leader Arlene Foster will attend any of the events organised during Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland later this month. It is believed that invites have now been issued and according to the Taoiseach’s Department, invites have been sent out to all five leaders of the North’s main […]