Ill mother struggling to cope with lack of support


A FERMANAGH mother has said she is struggling to cope with caring for her adult son with learning disabilities, without any support, while also having to travel to Derry for treatment for her own health conditions. The local woman and her partner recently had to fork out £400 to travel to Altnagelvin in the middle […]

This is your ‘last best chance’ to save SWAH services


LOCAL patients and health staff have been told to “speak now or forever hold your peace” on the future of the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) emergency surgery. A large crowd gathered at Fermanagh House on Thursday night for a meeting, organised by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) to explain to people how to contribute to […]

New potential opening date for Fermanagh retail park


IT’S BEEN over five years in the making, but the retail section of the long-awaited Lakelands Retail and Leisure Park could soon be open for business. Work got underway in February at the site of the old Unipork factory in Enniskillen and has been progressing at pace ever since. In a statement posted to its social media at […]

Work to get underway on new cancer centre


WORK will soon begin on what is to become the North’s first regional cancer support centre, with a local contractor appointed to build the new Cancer Focus facility in Enniskillen. The new therapeutic support centre, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, is part of a £7 million investment plan for the local area over the […]

Fermanagh Parkinson’s patient left to suffer alone


A LOCAL pensioner has revealed the heartbreaking impact staff shortages and service cuts are having on older patients here in Fermanagh. The Western Trust has apologised this week, via the Herald, to local patients after it emerged the Parkinson’s Clinics at the SWAH were currently not operating. Stating this was due to capacity exceeding demand, coupled […]

Concern for Fermanagh Lakeland Forum jobs


WHILE the Council has insisted it is committed to protecting jobs, staff at the Lakeland Forum are concerned for their futures as a result of the planned redevelopment of the Enniskillen leisure centre. Major union GMB has stated it previously received assurances from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council that all jobs at the Forum would […]

Fermanagh swimmers renew appeal over Forum pool closure


THE ENNISKILLEN Lakelanders has renewed its appeal to the Council to put provisions in place for local swimmers once the Lakeland Forum closes later this year. The Forum is set to undergo a multi-million pound modernisation redevelopment, and while no date has been announced for when this will begin, it is expected that the major project will […]