While residents of Scotland, England and Wales are being compensated, those here in badly-hit Fermanagh will be getting nothing.
Calls to reject Fermanagh mining licence applications
Fermanagh and Omagh Council has questioned the legality of the legislation allowing mining applications.
EA ordered to release info on Brookeborough campus plan
Ten years on and the pioneering Brookeborough Shared Education campus has still not been built.
Benny shuts up shop after nearly half a century
LOCAL man Benny McClave is shutting up shop after nearly half a century of service. In the heart of Brookeborough, a beloved local shop is entering a new chapter as its owner prepares to retire after 45 remarkable years. The man behind this cherished establishment, known for his warm smile and unwavering dedication, is passing […]
Mining threat grows over Fermanagh
Irish mining company Karelian Diamond Resources PLC has been scoping out Fermanagh for several years.
Plan to dual the A4 still on the agenda
THE PLAN to dual the main Enniskillen to Sligo road is still on the agenda. However, as always, funding could be a long time coming. The ambitious plan to upgrade the A4 from Ballygawley to Belcoo, and then the subsequent N16 from Blacklion to Sligo, has been floated for many years, and while the funds may not […]
Mining company continuing with Fermanagh plan
Karelian has been carrying out exploration in the county for several years now in the Coonian and Brookeborough area.
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 […]
Sheamus Greene puts breaks on bus driving
LOCAL Sinn Féin councillor Sheamus Greene has come to the end of the road – he’s retiring as a school bus driver after 27 years. The councillor for Erne East may be getting out from behind the wheel, but he has only happy memories of the job and the many students who travelled with him. “I’m officially no […]
Council to lead investigation into fatal dog poisoning
THE Council’s Animal Welfare department is set to lead an ‘investigation’ into the suspicious circumstances where a dog was killed in a fatal poisoning incident in Brookeborough. In last week’s issue, the Herald spoke to Fermanagh couple Ethen and Emma Armstrong who were left devastated after their much loved dog ‘Bono’ died after ingesting rat poison at […]