PUPILS and staff at St Mary’s High School, Brollagh celebrated academic, sporting, musical and extra curricular successes at a virtual prize giving this week. Principal Ann Carrigan welcomed pupils past and present to the virtual event and described this as an “historic year”. She commended pupils for having adapted to change through remote/blended learning with […]
Going the extra mile to support Marie Curie
THE communities of Belleek and Garrison have not let Covid stop them from going the extra mile in support of the Marie Curie ‘Your Walk, Your Way Campaign’, which raised over £7,500 during the month of September. Teresa O’Loughlin, owner of Think6 Marketing Solutions told the Herald, “Think6 has been working with Marie Curie on […]
Heroic Belleek man pulls stricken dolphin to safety
‘We filled the dinghy with kelp to act as a cushion and we managed to get the dolphin into the boat.’
Reopened hotel could cash in on staycation boom
It is hoped once booming hotel will be reopened by whoever buys it.
Call for urgent work to repair vital road bridge
CALLS for repairs to a ‘vital’ bridge over Lough Erne which caters for hundreds of vehicles every week have once again been made. Roscor bridge was blown up by the Army during the Troubles and to date it remains in what has been said to be an ‘unsuitable’ condition. The bridge had previously been singled […]
Belleek businessman ‘a great friend and gentleman’
The death has taken place of a leading businessman in Belleek, described as ‘a great friend and gentleman’.
Activity packs for local folk isolated at home
ACTIVITY packs have been delivered to those shielding or isolating at home. The Bfriend Hub project volunteers are making befriending calls daily to around 200 older people across Fermanagh, Omagh and Strabane who are shielding or isolating at home, may live alone and have limited contact. With home befriending visits postponed the local volunteer centre […]
Local shops are putting safety first
LOCAL shops have put their best foot forward when it comes to helping the communities they serve through what are unprecedented times. Retailers here have rose to the challenge of social distancing. From Trillick to Belleek, sanitisers and antibacterial wipes are the first thing customers meet upon entering shops. This week the Herald spoke to […]
Vets may be facing prospect of medicine rationing
ISSUES with the flow of supply in veterinary medicine has left local vets facing up to rationing during what is one of the busiest seasons of the farming calendar. Local vet Innes Redmond of Lakeland Veterinary Services, with practices in Derrygonnelly and Belleek outlined challenges in getting essential products such as surgical scrubs and local […]