Post-Christmas debts piling up and bills coming in thick and fast
Call for ‘border zone’ to reduce the damage of Brexit
Work has been taken place behind the scenes to help reduce the impact Brexit will inevitably have on the border region
Wheely bad… fears pothole problems are set to deepen
ONE OF the biggest challenges facing the new Assembly will be filling in the many, many potholes across Fermanagh. Exactly ten years ago this week the Herald ran a six-page pothole special, highlighting surface problems around the county. The spread is shocking to us today in that the potholes it featured no longer seem that […]
Fears Fire Service cuts ‘putting money before safety’
THERE are fears the Fire Service is putting balancing its budget before public safety concerns. The NI Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) recently met with a delegation of local councillors, who were concerned about the reduction of full time staff at Enniskillen station from five to three, supported by a part time service. It has […]
Fermanagh is more southern than parts of Mayo!
It seems the border may be clouding our understanding of Irish geography.
Fermanagh finally gets hooked up to gas network
Less than five years after it was first announced, and less than three years after work began, the main construction of the Gas to the West project is now complete.
Less than half SWAH emergency patients seen within 4hrs
THE number of patients who had to wait more than 12 hours to be seen at the SWAH Emergency Department (ED) has increased dramatically this winter. While there was also an increase in the number of people attending ED, the Western Trust has said the reason for the growing waiting times has been due […]
Burglars ‘taking advantage of broken street lighting’
It has been claimed broken street lighting is leading to an increase in crime in rural areas.
We’ve no money to improve vital link road – Department
It is some seven years since any major improvements have been made to A32