Between repairs and extra feed unprecedented floods are costing thousands…and stress ‘overwhelming
Fears that Translink debts could see rural bus cut
RURAL Fermanagh is once again facing a possible battle to save its local bus services. For a number of years now public transport provider Translink has warned of mounting debts and a reduced budget. This week, officials at the Department of Infrastructure warned the service was now “in jeopardy” if it did not receive a […]
Alarm over sharp rise in attacks on hospital staff
INCIDENTS of physical attacks reported by staff at the South West Acute Hospital have experienced a sharp rise. Over a twelve month period the number of reported attacks rose by almost 40 percent. Figures released following a Freedom of Information request by the Fermanagh Herald outline a total of 68 reported physical attacks on staff […]
Spate of burglaries at homes across county
HOMES in the Enniskillen and Fivemiletown areas were targeted by burglars on Monday. A total of four burglaries were knowingly reported in the areas on Monday. Police are now appealing for witnesses following the series of burglaries on Monday 2 December. Detective Inspector Trevor Stevenson said, “It was reported that some time between 5pm and […]
Van is used as battering ram in ATM robbery
A FRONT of local shop was completely destroyed at the weekend after brazen criminals rammed it with a van in an attempt to reach its cash machine inside. The would be thieves left empty handed from their attempted raid on the ATM at the Co-op convenience store on the town’s Main Street in the early […]
PSNI warning over suspicious activity
SUSPICIOUS activity in the Brookeborough area has lead to calls from two local councillors for residents to remain vigilant. Social media was alight with locals alerting others in the area, including reports of alleged suspicious activity in the Carrickapolin Road area last week. On Monday similar social media posts were shared in regard to suspicious […]
Cowardly Criminals Flee Gutsy Gertie (91)
A GUTSY 91-year-old Coonian woman whose home was attacked for the second time in three months bravely told intruders ‘this is my house – get out!’ Gertie Primrose was in her isolated home near Brookeborough on Friday night around 8pm when three men entered her house in an attempt to burglar her, but she stood […]
Disgust as 91-year-old robbed in own home
A 91-YEAR-OLD woman suffered a horrific ordeal after her house was burgled by a man who left a trial of destruction behind him at her rural home near Brookeborough. Gertie Primrose from Coonian was outside getting turf for her fire when an intruder came into her home, ransacked it and took money from her bedroom […]
Raised eyebrows at new weight loss surgery at SWAH
THERE has been a mixed reaction to news SWAH could be getting the North’s first ever weight loss surgery centre, with some suggesting the money should be spent on reducing current waiting lists. The Department of Health this week announced it was planning on opening its first ever centre for bariatric surgery, and it was […]
Pair have lucky escape at accident blackspot
Police received a report of a one-vehicle road traffic collision on the Belfast Road, Brookeborough at approximately 12:40am on Saturday.