ALMOST 300 people have signed an online petition in a bid to urge the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to ‘relocate’ the playpark in Tempo. As part of the Council’s commitment to improve playpark facilities in the county, it’s been reported that around £100,000 has been pledged to improve facilities in the children’s play area […]
Lakelanders complain to Council about Forum plans
THE ENNISKILLEN Lakelanders has warned any closure of the Lakeland Forum, without an alternative pool being provided, will have “a profound impact” on the club and its swimmers for years to come. The Forum is set to undergo a multi-million pound modernisation redevelopment, and while no date has set yet for when this will begin, it is expected the […]
Council agrees rates rise for Fermanagh households
The increase was agreed by Councillors at a special meeting held at Enniskillen Townhall on Thursday night.
Chamber unites in call for regional investment
AN SDLP motion on regional jobs and investment received unanimous support at Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. The motion expressed grave concern at the significant geographic disparities between those areas which have experienced economic prosperity and those areas which have been left behind. It noted with “grave concern” that Invest NI helped to create just 34 […]
Fermanagh has one of largest road budgets in the North
It may be hard to believe, but the local area had one of the largest resource budgets for road repairs and improvements in the North.
Council clean up a sticky situation
AFTER the smoking ban was introduced in Ireland, chewing gum use increased by a staggering 30 per cent. To say it was a case of replacing one bad habit for another is debatable, but it takes up to five years for chewing gum to biodegrade, while in Singapore, it is banned altogether. Today discarded chewing gum is a major, and growing, […]
Fermanagh’s population just keeps getting older
Since mid 2012 there has been a 32.4 percent increase in the number of people over 65 in the local area.
Sharp rise in Fermanagh Covid infections
There were 322 cases in Fermanagh postcode areas, up from 250 last week.
Fermanagh has ‘worst digital access in the UK’
One in eight people in Fermanagh and Omagh have not used the internet at all in the past three months, if ever.
Fermanagh Covid rate skyrockets
In the seven days leading up to Monday this week there were 636 cases of Covid in Fermanagh postcode areas.