A HEARING is to take place on the proposed development of a significant retail and leisure complex in Enniskillen. A decision is nearing on the development which seeks planning permission for the grounds of the old Unipork site. The proposal is for a multi-million pound complex, which will include garden centres, a new cinema, a […]
Patients ‘frustrated by lack of access to doctors’
FERMANAGH patients are becoming increasingly frustrated at not being able to access their GPs as easily as before the pandemic, however one local doctor has claimed patients now have greater access than ever. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, GP surgeries have stopped all ‘walk in’ services in a bid to reduce footfall at surgeries. […]
Concern over access to mental health help
THE WESTERN Trust has said mental health services have been open and available to everyone who needs them throughout the pandemic, although some have questioned this claim. In a letter to the local Council, responding to concerns previously raised about local mental health provision in recent months, Trust chief executive Dr Anne Kilgallen said the […]
Halloween festival set to be latest cancellation
TRICK OR TREAT could be cancelled in Fermanagh this year, as health officials warn that breaching Covid restrictions would not be a sensible move as positive cases continue to rise in the area. The annual Halloween festival in Enniskillen is widely known for its extravagant firework display, attracting crowds from near and afar as they […]
Singalongs proving a hit with care home residents
ELDERLY people everywhere are well known for singing along to their favourite tunes. Well, Fermanagh is no different with residents in many care homes lifting their spirits by joining in sing-songs with the help of a local tenor. Fermanagh tenor Andrew Irwin who last week won the ‘Audience Prize’ at the Northern Ireland Opera Festival, […]
Theatres get go-ahead to reopen after lockdown
THEATRES and concert halls across the North have been given the ‘go-ahead’ to reopen after an announcement was made by Stormont last week. As doors reopened on Saturday, staff during the month of August will be able to return to work and make preparations for the return of live audiences and performers can start rehearsals. […]
Council rejects effort to streamline meetings
A PROPOSAL that 13 councillors rather than 40 be nominated to Council committees for the current year due to the ‘inefficiency’ of virtual meetings sparked heated debate on Tuesday night. UUP councillor Robert Irvine, pictured, claimed the virtual meetings were not “working effectively and indeed to any degree of efficiency”. He […]
Plea for free parking to help hard-pressed local shops
FOLLOWING news the Happiness Trap has become the latest local business to announce it will not be reopening its doors, people have been urged to stand “shoulder to shoulder” in support of the local economy. Johnathan Styles from the Enniskillen Business Partnership has said great efforts would be needed in the times ahead, and urged […]
Planners to make final decision on leisure complex
AS FERMANAGH begins opening up again following the lockdown, local planners are currently considering whether to give the green light to a proposed major retail and leisure park in the county town. The Council is expected to determine in the coming weeks whether to give the go ahead for the development of a new 160,000sq […]
Binmen kept busy coping with extra waste
FERMANAGH’S binmen have been lifting huge amounts of extra waste from local homes since the lockdown began. With recycling centres and dumps closed across the county for the majority of the lockdown, which began at the end of March, our frontline binmen were left with tonnes of extra work to do. A total of 673 […]