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.
Appeal to find Fermanagh man unlawfully at large
Police are appealing for information to assist in locating 25 year old Mark Sheridan, who is currently unlawfully at large. Sheridan, who was serving a sentence of 2 years and 2 months for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm was released on licence from prison on 19 May 2021. He has since breached the conditions of […]
Just two positive Covid cases in Fermanagh last week
There were no cases in two local postcode areas in the past week.
Slight rise in positive local Covid number
WHILE there was a slight rise in the number of local Covid cases last week, the infection rate in the south of the county continues to fall. There were 163 cases in the Fermanagh and Omagh area over the past seven days, with an infection rate of 139.5. That’s up from last week, when there […]
Only fraction of local Covid tests are positive
Huge increase in Covid tests, but less than 0.8% have the virus
Jump in number of people infected in county
THERE has been a jump in the total number of people suffering from Covid-19 in the local area. The most recent figures published by the Public Health Agency revealed there are now 27 confirmed in the Fermanagh and Omagh area, a jump of 10 from the previous figure of 17. It is important to note […]