Sewing makes a comeback to help with Covid safety gear


REKINDLING a love for sewing and helping frontline workers has gone hand in hand for seamstresses across Fermanagh. The local Scrubs NI group have turned out over 3000 sets of scrubs in the council area in just a few weeks with deliveries made to frontline workers.  Margaret Houston co-ordinates the Fermanagh branch working with scores […]


More struggling with loneliness during lockdown


MANY in Fermanagh are struggling to cope with the loneliness of the lockdown. While rural isolation has been a perennial problem in the county, since the Covid-19 crisis began even those living in towns or who have never felt isolated before are now feeling cut off. The levels of local loneliness have been clear with […]


Closure of rural post office blow to community


COA POST Office has closed temporarily and, with the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 crisis, it is not known when it will reopen. The branch closed at the end of March, which the Post Office has said was “due to unforeseen circumstances.” Now it has said it is not known when it will reopen. “Currently […]