A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has called on Stormont to “engage in meaningful dialogue” with affected farmers after the green light was given for the A5 dual carriageway. Campaign groups and residents across the North were left relieved when John O’Dowd, Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, confirmed a much-needed £1.2 billion upgrade of the A5. The […]
Council Chair chooses RNLI as chosen charity
CHAIR of Fermanagh and Omagh Council has announced the RNLI stations on Lough Erne as his chosen charity for his term in office. Each year the Council Chair has the privilege of choosing a charity to promote during their term to help highlight the good work being done by the charity and raise their profile. The Chair […]
Mannok celebrate success at Export & Freight awards
MANNOK has been celebrating picking up a coveted award at the annual Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards 2024. The building products giant took home the Safety Award at the gala event at the Crowne Plaza in Belfast, where they were also nominated as a finalist in the Transport Manager of the Year Award category. Around 600 […]
Major rise in disposable vapes sold in Fermanagh
A LOCAL shop worker has said the number of disposable vapes being sold locally is “scary” after an Enniskillen store was revealed as the second highest seller of the items in the North. Disposable vapes first hit the UK market in 2015 and they’ve risen in popularity among all age ranges, with suppliers creating vapes […]
Three call outs in seven hours for Carrybridge RNLI
THE LOUGH was the place to be last Saturday, when summer finally made a brief visit to Fermanagh, with both locals and visitors taking to the water. This led to the triple call-out for the Carrybridge lifeboat, the Douglas, Euan and Kay Richards, and its crew. At around 1.10pm on Saturday the lifeboat and its […]
Teemore Cross speed limit to remain 40 mph
THERE will be no change to the speed limit at Teemore Cross, the Infrastructure Minister has confirmed. Last month the local Council wrote to the Department of Infrastructure to express concern about safety on the road, requesting the Department examined ways to improve the crossing, and asking for a review of the speed limit at […]
Parents left concerned by excessive speeding
A FERMANAGH and South Tyrone MLA has said she’s glad’ that measurers to curtail speeding have been taking place in Derrylin and Teemore. Sinn Féin’s Áine Murphy recently reached out to the local Council for help, after she was contacted by concerned parents regarding the excessive speeding of motorists in those areas. “After repeatedly raising […]
A holey show: potholes rise by 90 per cent in Fermanagh
POTHOLED roads in Fermanagh have surged by 90 per cent, new government data has revealed. The data analysed by CompareNI.com shows there were 9,733 potholes recorded on roads in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area in 2023, an increase of 90 per cent from the previous year. This was significantly higher than any other council […]
‘Our roads are like race tracks’
HUNDREDS of Belcoo residents have called for urgent action to help reduce speeding traffic in the village, where they say “the roads are like race tracks.” With fears growing someone may be seriously hurt of worse, last month a group of concerned locals launched a petition on change.org calling for traffic calming measures around St Columban’s […]
Mountain Rescue team urges walkers to be prepared
WITH WINTER far from over, anyone planning a mountain hike or hill walk over the coming months is urged to “be prepared.” Since the new year the North West Mountain Rescue Team (NWMRT) has already been called out to assist a number of hikers on a snowy Cuilcagh and on neighbouring icy mountains south of […]