BOTH the cancer fundraising firewalk in Belleek next week, as well as last year’s Walk for Dad, were organised by Firewalking Ireland, based in Strabane. Stephen Brown, who himself did his first firewalk eight years ago, before starting the company over three years ago, explained they bring the firewalk to the fundraising teams, such as […]
Public urged to report dead birds in flu scare
ANYONE who comes across a dead bird in Fermanagh, particularly a dead swan or duck, is being urged to report their find as experts strive to control the spread of bird flu. So far there have been eight confirmed cases of avian influenza across Ireland in recent times. Two of these have been in […]
Gaming scam could have cost local couple hundreds
A FERMANAGH mother has issued a stark warning about online safety after her son’s iPad was hacked, costing the family hundreds of pounds and exposing the seven-year-old to online stranger-danger. The woman was speaking after her a game app her son plays, ‘Roblox’, was hacked, leading her and her husband to investigate the game more. […]
Brexit is good news for this landmark hotel
Leaving th EU isn’t all bad news for Fermanagh, as Resort finds out.
‘Pay for GP care’ could be inevitable
GPs could be set to leave the NHS in protest of a lack of action on the current crisis in general practice.
Well-known chemist says win is very much a team effort
Hughes Pharmacy, based in Enniskillen and Newtownbutler, picked up the Pharmacy of the Year award
Not everybody glad to see the back of the ‘redcoats’
Lisnaskea, Irvinestown and Fivemiletown are to lose their parking patrols
DREAM JOB: Gardener’s ideal retreat
STUDENTS, gardeners, or even those simply dreaming of escaping the rat race to live the good life, might be interested in a special new ‘job’ at one of Fermanagh’s grandest historic estates. In what some may see more as an educational retreat rather than a job, National Trust Fermanagh are looking for a long term […]
FUNDING BOOST: Fermanagh school to get £1m
The school is one of four across the North to share in a £10 million investment announced today.
AWFUL MESS: Elderly could bear brunt of impasse
Patricia Donald says ‘go anywhere’ free bus passes may no longer apply