ERNE Highland Dancers have been awarded ‘County Fermanagh dance school of the year’ title. The group received the award at the first Dance Awards NI held in the Culloden hotel. Erne Highland Dancers began their journey in 2009 and since then has continued to grow and thrive. Dance tutor Kathryn Stewart explained how the group was […]
Fermanagh Lakeland Forum closure postponed until 2025
The Fermanagh Lakeland Forum is to remain open until well into the New Year, the Herald understands. Speculation had been mounting that the Forum was set to close next week for its long-anticipated redevelopment. It’s now understood that an extension has been granted to its planned closure. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council recently met to […]
Health rumours could force staff to leave SWAH
STAFF at the South West Acute Hospital “have expressed their disappointment with the rumours” that the ICU department was under threat after the Trust defiantly said it won’t be downgraded. Leading Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Monica Monaghan, feels that speculation on the future of the South West Acute Hospital is having a major affect on the recruitment […]
Fermanagh principal fears for future of local education
A LOCAL principal has warned that the challenges facing the education sector in the North “are still very real” after a worrying number of young teachers are reportedly emigrating to find work. The Ulster Teachers’ Union revealed that an estimated 80 per cent of graduates from St Mary’s Teacher Training College and Stranmillis College have […]
Fermanagh campaigner welcomes gambling pledge
A FATHER who lost his son to suicide as a result of a serious gambling addiction has welcomed the UK Government’s pledge to reduce the amount of money people can spend on slot machines. Since November 2013, when their son Lewis died tragically, Pete and Sadie Keogh have been campaigning for a change in gambling […]
Police at scene of one-vehicle crash in Fermanagh
THE Police are currently at the scene of a one-vehicle collision on the Tempo to Maguiresbridge Road which occurred earlier this afternoon (Tuesday). “Police are currently at the scene of a one vehicle traffic collision at Gardiners Crossroad, Maguiresbridge, following a report received shortly before 2.30pm today, Tuesday 3rd December,” a statement ready. “There are […]
Fermanagh’s council faces big bill after deadly dog ban
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council could soon be facing a huge bill to house dangerous dogs before they can be put down. From January 1 next year, it will be illegal in Northern Ireland to own an XL Bully dog without an exemption certificate. The ban is being introduced after the dogs were responsible for […]
Fermanagh family remembers Francis with RNLI fundraiser
THE family of a Fermanagh fisherman, who sadly passed away in a kayaking accident during the summer, have been raising much-needed funds for the RNLI. Francis Martin, who was in his 60s, went missing while kray fishing in this kayak off the Waterford coast at Dungarvan in August this year. The father-of-two, who was from Enniskillen […]
Fermanagh Pensioner struggling to heat rooms
A FERMANAGH pensioner who has lost their Winter Fuel Payment fears she may have to “go cap in hand to a charity” and ask for help after she’s only able to heat two rooms in her home. An estimated 249,000 pensioners in the North, who are not in receipt of pension credit or other means-tested benefits, […]