Fermanagh survey reveals misuse of Blue Badge spaces


THE ‘Be Kind, Park with Disability in Mind’ campaign has conducted a survey to highlight the extent of the misuse of Blue Badge Parking Spaces within the district. Out of over 270 responses, 94 per-cent of people reported encountering vehicles parked in Blue Badge spaces without a badge displayed, and 86 per-cent said this prevented […]

‘Vital wheelchair service’ closes in Enniskillen


A LOCAL councillor has slammed the closure of another local health facility saying it was an example of people in Fermanagh being “the first to lose” an important resource. UUP Councillor Victor Warrington remarked this upon hearing that the Red Cross Mobility Aids Service at the Killyhevlin Industrial Estate in Enniskillen was no longer in operation. For typically […]

Fermanagh Family devastated by blue badge criticism


THERE was an outpouring of outrage on local social media at the weekend after a father and son were falsely accused of abusing their disability parking badge in Enniskillen. The family had displayed their blue badge, which belonged to the teenage son, while in a car park in Enniskillen. They were left shocked when they returned to their vehicle to a note stating […]

Disabled parking in Enniskillen is a ‘pantomime’


ENNISKILLEN is renowned for its warm and friendly atmosphere but a new ruling on disabled parking could lead to an ‘embarrassingly unwelcoming image’ of the town. During a short stop-off in Enniskillen, a disabled badge-holding motorist from Cork received a parking notice and fine, even though they were parked in a suitable spot at the Buttermarket. […]

Disabled parking plan being prepared for Enniskillen


PLANS are progressing to introduce new parking legislation in Enniskillen, following the completion of the town’s Public Realm scheme, that will see new disabled parking enforcement. Currently there is no parking enforcement taking place on the streets of the county town, including the disabled spaces where only blue badge holders should be parking, with the traffic wardens […]

Respect disabled parking bays


AN Ulster Unionist member of the Council has issued a plea for the public to respect disabled parking bays. Councillor Victor Warrington raised the issue at the Environmental Services Committee meeting, telling members after the Public Realm Scheme was carried out in Enniskillen, all on-street parking enforcement became “null and void”. He said: “There are no […]