A SPIKE in domestic abuse at Christmas has sent out a chilling message before the start of the festive season. Stark figures from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) show that last year during the December and January holiday periods, they received a call every 16 minutes relating to domestic abuse. On Christmas Day alone […]
Dragon boat promotes wellness on the water
DRAGON boats are not something you’d expect to see on Lough Erne, but you better get used to the idea. Following visits by the Donegal Dragons and the Lagan Dragons, local charity Cancer Connect NI recognised the many health and wellness benefits of dragon boat paddling and so set up Devenish Dragons. “The charity decided to introduce paddling […]
Local filmmakers among award winners
IT WAS lights, camera and action for over 600 of Northern Ireland’s most creative young filmmakers and animators as CCEA’s Moving Image Arts Showcase returned to the big screen last month. The two-day event, supported by Northern Ireland Screen, Foyle Film Festival, City of Derry Crystal and Cinemagic Film and Television Festival, saw Fermanagh filmmakers […]
Council replies to Fermanagh boy’s fireworks letter
Maybe the local Council isn’t ‘the Grinch’ it’s being made out to be this Christmas.
Local councillor backs ‘essential’ Royal Mail strike
“The blame for the disruption this causes lies totally with management.”
‘I made plenty of mistakes,’ admits Seán Quinn
IT was the TV show that people across the county had been waiting to see on Monday night and it didn’t disappoint. Over four years in the making, and featuring candid testimony from Sean Quinn himself, ‘Quinn Country’ was the highly anticipated series that attempted to tell the story of the man who personified Ireland’s […]
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee takes place among peers
The former first minister took her place in the House of Lords last Thursday after being the subject of pro-IRA chants the previous weekend.
What the Autumn Statement means for Fermanagh people
CHANCELLOR Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is aimed at tackling the cost-of-living crisis but what impact will it have locally? On a positive note, new cost-of-living payments will see struggling households receive cash handouts to help them through the winter. Millions on means-tested benefits will receive a £900 payment, pensioners will get £300, and those with disabilities £150. If […]
Heating oil payment doubles to £200 but problems remain
THE new heating oil package for the North will be doubled from £100 to £200 and paid ‘to all households’, but exactly when people will get it is the big issue. The oil payment was announced last Thursday by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as part of his Autumn Statement, and the Treasury said the payment would be […]
Food Bank swamped as demand rises by 77 per cent
THE number of food parcels distributed in Fermanagh has surged by 77 per cent leaving the local organisation overwhelmed by the demand and pensioners being hit the hardest. Compared to the same period in 2021, it’s an enormous rise, explained John Shades, manager of Enniskillen Food Bank, and one they could never have predicted. “It’s […]