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 […]
Fermanagh farmers facing ‘worst year in living memory’
The weather may have improved in recent days, but it may be too little too late for Fermanagh’s farmers.
Meeting tonight on how to have your voice heard on SWAH
SOAS has arranged an urgent meeting to advise the community on how to take part in the current RQIA review of the SWAH surgery situation.
Enniskillen rail link would cost £400m
Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd was in Enniskillen this afternoon to explain why Fermanagh has not been included in the all-island railway plan.
Fermanagh still not included in all-island rail plan
Despite passionate lobbying for the county to be included, Fermanagh is the only county not included in the “vision for a new age of rail.”
High risk of no GP cover in Fermanagh
AS the GP crisis persists across the local area, patients at a number of rural practices can expect further disruption in the weeks ahead. Over recent years the Western Trust has taken over a number of local practices after the GPs handed back their contracts, including in Brookeborough and Tempo, and Trillick and Dromore. The […]