WHILE retailers report a drop in the number of southern shoppers coming here, it is claimed that those who make the trip are spending more per visit. Jim Masterson, centre manager at Erneside notes that as a result of the euro rate becoming somewhat flattened there is not same ‘draw’ to Enniskillen as a shopping […]
Council marks 1,000 days
Among the other ‘interesting facts’ the council has highlighted for the occasion are there have been two million visitors to its four leisure centres.
How to cope with Christmas when you’re feeling low
We asked two local figures, who know well throught their work how hard Christmas can be for many, for their advice for keeping well.
SWAH warning: stay away if you have the ’flu virus
‘In December last year the Western Trust encountered one of the worst outbreaks of norovirus in many years’
Caring for the elderly doesn’t stop at Christmas
Ann Keaney is Deputy Sister on Ward 6 and will be among those caring for elderly patients at one of SWAH’s busiest departments this Christmas. For those spending Christmas in hospital, Dr O’Hare says staff go out of their way to be make it as special as possible. Sadly, in rural areas like Fermanagh, societal […]
Santa’s special stop-off to young patients
For those youngsters spending Christmas in hospital, staff like Consultant Paediatrician Dr Ray Nethercott try to make it as special as possible. Across all departments, all of the staff make things as festive as they can – the wards are decorated, patients are treated to a Christmas dinner and staff dress up. “Christmas can be […]
‘Working people relying on charity to get through Xmas’
“These are people who have jobs but their mortgages have increased and they still have bills to pay, heating oil and food to buy.”
It’s all hands to the pump for Enniskillen elves!
The 74 postmen and women based at the Old Tempo Road site are currently scanning, sorting and delivering up to 40,000 items daily.
Festive fundraiser for Children’s Hospice
The Irvinestown Friends of NI Hospice support group are organising the festive fundraiser for this worthy cause.