The NI Ambulance Service has warned of potential coverage issues in Fermanagh.
‘Zombie’ spiders found in Fermanagh cave
Scientists may find them fascinating, but for many in Fermanagh these ‘Last of Us’ spiders are the stuff of nightmares!
Fermanagh rates bills expected to rise by 3%
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will meet in Enniskillen to set the local district rate tomorrow night.
Fears bird flu could mutate to humans
IT’S an annual disruption for local bird owners every winter, but now news coming from across the ‘Pond’ has raised concerns that avian flu could become a worry for all of us. With the H5N1 virus recently detected in a wild goose near Dungannon, poultry farmers and flock owners in Fermanagh are currently on high alert […]
Green light for hundreds of new houses in Fermanagh
A MAJOR new housing development in a Fermanagh village, that could see its population swell by 50-per-cent, has been given the green light by planners. Meanwhile, in a separate development, 120 more houses have also been given the go ahead in the county for the county town. At the January meeting of the Council’s planning […]
Vital health team in urgent appeal for breast milk donations
IT HELPS hundreds of babies across Ireland each year, and now the Human Milk Bank at the South West Acute Hospital has issued a fresh appeal for donor mums to help it continue its life-saving work. The only one of its kind on the island of Ireland, the team at the facility, which provides breast […]
Enniskillen human milk bank seeks new donors
IT HELPS hundreds of babies across Ireland each year, and now the SWAH-based Human Milk Bank has issued a fresh appeal for donor mums to help it continue it’s life-saving work. The only one of its kind on the island of Ireland, the team at the Western Trust run facility, which provides breast milk to neonatal […]
Dog owners warned after algae found in Fermanagh lake
FERMANAGH dog owners have been warned not to let their pets near the water when walking at Jenkins forest and lakes near Coonian, after bluegreen algae was detected at the popular beauty spot. Warning signs have been put up by Fermanagh and Omagh around the lakeland walk, warning of high concentrations of algae, which is […]
Fermanagh family remembers Francis with RNLI fundraiser
THE family of a Fermanagh fisherman, who sadly passed away in a kayaking accident during the summer, have been raising much-needed funds for the RNLI. Francis Martin, who was in his 60s, went missing while kray fishing in this kayak off the Waterford coast at Dungarvan in August this year. The father-of-two, who was from Enniskillen […]
Health minister vows to cut private spending
THE HEALTH Minister has vowed to reduce the amount being paid to private providers to deliver public services, following a recent report in the ‘Herald. Minister Mike Nesbitt was responding to questions in the Assembly chamber about revelations in this paper that in the past four years £150 million was paid from the public purse to private providers to […]