THE FALLOUT from last week’s announcement St Mary’s High School in Brollagh is to close for good, is continuing, with vows of boycotts and threats of legal action. Last week Education Minister Peter Weir announced that his department had rejected proposals to give St Mary’s integrated status and the school would be closing in August. Since then there […]
Trust working to tackle serious MRI backlog
THE WESTERN Trust is working to tackle a serious backlog in diagnostic imaging appointments, which has built up since the scans were suspended during the first lockdown. As part of this, the Trust in the process of increasing its MRI capacity at SWAH to a seven day a week service, hiring two additional radiographers. However, […]
Frustration builds over Enniskillen bypass delay
Funding for the long awaited project has yet to be secured.
Sadness following passing of former headmaster
Retired principal Jim Kerr passed away earlier this week.
Double blow as vital rural services lost
Calls are growing for urgent action to be taken by the powers-that-be to help halt the haemorrhaging of services and protect rural communities.
Over 30 local drug deaths in five years
The shocking figures were revealed by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) in its five year report into drug-related deaths.
Phone First at SWAH ED hailed as a success
The new system requires patients to phone the ED before attending.
Major resurfacing scheme planned at the Brook
The road will be closed from 9am until 6pm on Monday and Tuesday the week after next, March 15 and 16.