A FERMANAGH woman who has been suffering in constant pain without treatment for almost two years has spoken of how she has been left unable to live her life. Caroline Diver from Enniskillen is one of many local patients left in the lurch by the reduction in local osteoporosis services. More than a year-and-a-half after first being diagnosed with the […]
Gildernew ‘not overly optimistic’ on EU election
‘We’re still in the mix’ the Fermanagh South Tyrone MP said, however she has conceded it is unlikely she will be elected.
Cross-border effort helps ease anti-social car events
THERE has been a reduction in the anti-social car events that had been plaguing residents along the Fermanagh border, thanks to the increased north-south cooperation. Last year the Herald reported how the ‘diffing and drifting’ events were regularly attracting hundreds and spectators and drivers from across the country on weekend nights along the A3/N54 at Rabbit’s Island […]
Housing development plan for Irvinestown
THE FERMANAGH building boom looks set to continue, with plans for another major housing development in the works, this time for almost 60 new homes in Irvinestown. Planning permission for the development on the Scallen Road has been lodged with the local Council by Enniskillen construction company PJ Treacy, with planners recommending giving the application the green light. The […]
Community advice team set for marathon challenge
A group from the Enniskillen-based charity is currently preparing to take part in the ‘Eight Mile Walk’ as part of the Belfast City Marathon on May.
Concern about collapse of vital service at SWAH
IT IS feared the immense pressure on the local health service could grow even further after it emerged a vital service aimed at reducing hospital numbers is now no longer available at the SWAH. There are concerns the collapse of the Older Person’s Assessment and Liaison Service (OPALS) at the Enniskillen hospital will not only increase attendances at its emergency […]
Concern over blue-green algae on Lough Erne
THERE is concern the continual pumping of untreated sewage into Lough Erne could harm local tourism and trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms on the waterway as the weather starts to heat up. As reported many times by this paper, the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the Erne has been an ongoing problem for years now. Despite having […]
Another service gone at SWAH in Fermanagh
THE OPALS programme is not the first innovative and wide-reaching initiative to have been lost from the SWAH, with a preventative cardiology service also now no longer available at the Enniskillen hospital. A Freedom of Information request by Save Our Acute Services (SOAS), which was returned last week, revealed the much-praised ‘Our Hearts Our Minds’ service was removed […]
Warning after another serious collision in Fermanagh
ANOTHER week, another serious collision on Fermanagh’s roads. On Saturday evening a man and a woman were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the Roscor Bridge near Belleek. Their injuries are understood to be non-life threatening. A 27-year-old-man has been charged with various motoring offences in connection with the crash, including causing grievous bodily […]
Prayers continue for councillor in SWAH ICU
Cllr Garbhan McPhillips is being treated for meningitis at the South West Acute Hospital.