WITH plans well underway for the North’s first therapeutic cancer support centre in Enniskillen, the charity behind the centre has appointed a well-known local woman as its new fundraising manager for the local area. Krystle Corrigan was named Cancer Focus NI’s Enniskillen and Fermanagh fundraising events officer last month, and she certainly hit the ground running, […]
Art, history and heritage come together in Belleek
IT’S famous across the globe for its rich heritage of craftsmanship, and last weekend art and history rhymed in Belleek as the ‘Potter’s Bench’ was unveiled in the heart of the village. A public art project that was years in the making, Friday saw the community come together in the border town for the big […]
Has everything changed in Fermanagh and South Tyrone?
Only time will tell if Fermanagh South Tyrone has finally lost its title of the most closely fought constituency in the UK.
Fermanagh gets set for Disability Pride Month
A MAJOR celebration of locals living with a disability is being planned for Enniskillen next week. The event has been organised by phenomenal local woman Shelley Cowan – the driving force behind popular local group JustUs – to mark Disability Pride Month, and will take place at Enniskillen Castle at 11am on Tuesday morning, July 16. Shelley said the […]
Investigation into SWAH surgery situation
RQIA has launched the first phase of a review of the patient pathways associated with the suspension of SWAH emergency general surgery.
Fermanagh’s Tom Elliott appointed to House of Lords
No matter what the result of tonight’s count in Fermanagh South Tyrone the UUP will have at least one member from the constituency in Westminster.
Fermanagh GPs are ‘working harder than ever’
AS THE crisis in our local health service seems to worsen by the week, not least in general practice, a local surgery receptionist has spoken out to the ‘Herald to stress how our local doctors are working harder than ever. In recent years, with a new phone-triage system now in place, Fermanagh patients have been […]
My 48 hours in ED purgatory
IT’S one thing reading and writing about it, but it’s hard to fully comprehend the ever-escalating crisis in our local health system until you experience it for yourself. For the past year-and-a-half, I’ve been speaking with local patients forced to make the more than 100-mile round trip to Altnagelvin for treatment since the removal of emergency general […]
Concern over impact of new Fermanagh bypass bridge
THE are calls for the new bridge planned as part of the Enniskillen Bypass project to be re-designed to reflect and complement its stunning lakeland surroundings. A group of concerned local citizens have urged the powers-that-be to rethink the current “standard, off-the-shelf” design of the crossing at the start of the planned bypass on the A4. In […]
Teemore Cross speed limit to remain 40 mph
THERE will be no change to the speed limit at Teemore Cross, the Infrastructure Minister has confirmed. Last month the local Council wrote to the Department of Infrastructure to express concern about safety on the road, requesting the Department examined ways to improve the crossing, and asking for a review of the speed limit at […]