New Lakeland Forum won’t include a sauna and steam room


THE Council is certainly feeling the heat after it was confirmed that there are no plans to include a sauna or steam room in the new multi-million pound Fermanagh Lakeland Forum. The Enniskillen leisure centre is set to close later this month until 2027 for the much-anticipated redevelopment project, but serious questions have being raised […]


Fermanagh Lakeland Forum closure postponed until 2025


The Fermanagh Lakeland Forum is to remain open until well into the New Year, the Herald understands. Speculation had been mounting that the Forum was set to close next week for its long-anticipated redevelopment. It’s now understood that an extension has been granted to its planned closure. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council recently met to […]


Final act of generosity from Enniskillen BT staff


FORMER employees at the recently closed BT call centre in Enniskillen have been praised for leaving “a lasting legacy of compassion, integrity, and community spirit” with local charities. Following the recent closure of the Enniskillen site, 300 employees and their families have been left wondering what their future might hold after the centre shut its […]


End of an era as BT centre closes in Enniskillen


EMOTIONS were high in Enniskillen today (Thursday) as the doors shut for good at the BT call centre, with the company’s 300 employees left devastated and heartbroken. It brings to an end eight months of gloom for the company’s 300 employees who provided much support to EE mobile phone customers. The majority of the staff […]


Final call as BT centre closes in Enniskillen


WHEN it was announced in February that the BT call centre in Enniskillen was closing, it left employees devastated and heartbroken. Tomorrow (Thursday) the doors will shut for good, bringing to an end eight months of gloom for the company’s 300 employees who provided support to EE mobile phone customers. “The last day will be emotional, there’s no doubt about that. It sounds like […]


Fermanagh Lakeland Forum planned to close until 2027


THE Council has released details of the alternative leisure facilities it is putting in place for the planned redevelopment of the Lakeland Forum, which is expected to take more than two years to complete. The Council is due to meet in December to make the final decision on the proposed multi-million pound, state-of-the-art development of the […]


Lisnaskea road closed following serious collison


A road is closed in Lisnaskea following a serious road traffic collision. A spokesperson from PSNI said, “The Moat Road in Lisnaskea is currently closed due to a serious road traffic collision. Will update in due course.”


Fermanagh swimmers renew appeal over Forum pool closure


THE ENNISKILLEN Lakelanders has renewed its appeal to the Council to put provisions in place for local swimmers once the Lakeland Forum closes later this year. The Forum is set to undergo a multi-million pound modernisation redevelopment, and while no date has been announced for when this will begin, it is expected that the major project will […]


Happy ending for Enniskillen Library


IT may not look like it from the outside, but Enniskillen Library is going nowhere and neither are some of its most renowned collections. Local book lovers were concerned for its future because of the dilapidated state of the building along with rumours that its Heritage Collection may be moved to another library due to senior staff retirements. However, NI Libraries […]


Kesh public toilets closed after vandalism


THE community in Kesh has been left deeply frustrated after their public toilets have been ‘closed until further notice’ after they sustained serious damage and vandalism. On Monday afternoon, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that the public toilets at Muckross have been shut temporarily to repair the damage. “Unfortunately the public toilets at Muckross, […]