TRAFFIC ‘torture’ has gone to a whole new level in Enniskillen as the ongoing development on the Tempo Road has caused major delays for early morning motorists. Over the next three months, a one-way section of the Tempo Road will be closed as a much-anticipated gas conversion project takes place in that area of the town. […]
Fermanagh Herald Business Awards Launch
The launch of the 11th Fermanagh Herald Business Awards took place this morning (Friday 31 May) in bright sunshine at the Killyhevlin Hotel. Businesses sponsoring this years awards helped launch the popular event. They included headline sponsor Severfield and associate sponsors Belleek and Pilgrim’s Food Masters. Last years Business Awards was a record breaker, with […]
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 […]
Fermanagh singer Lisa McHugh launches her new album
SCOTTISH singer Lisa McHugh has said her new album was a ‘labour of love’ as she took a major U-turn in her hugely successful and popular music career. The Glaswegian, who lives in Enniskillen, took a major step in her career by releasing her new album ‘Black Mountain’, which was a fully acoustic setlist in […]
Increase in Fermanagh health workers’ jobs
AFTER Fermanagh health care workers were celebrated for their ‘unwavering compassion, commitment and bravery’, there’s positive signs that local hospitals could be set for a major staff boost. It’s been reported that the workforce across the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care service has increased by 13 per cent, with a 16 per cent rise […]
Arlene Foster and Charlie Lawson team up for Twelfth
THE dynamic duo are back on the march. Dame Arlene Foster will join Charlie Lawson once more to provide coverage of this year’s Twelfth of July for GB News. Last week the channel confirmed it will broadcast segments of the big day in the Orange Order’s marching season with the ex-DUP leader and former Coronation Street actor featuring […]
Linda Johnston book launch
LOCAL woman Linda Johnston is releasing a book to help people change their lives. The book named ‘The Journey Back To You’ aims to put you back in the driving seat and help you reach your chosen destination. “The book is about helping people to take charge of their life, getting back into the drivers seat and be able […]
COLUMN:Michael Hand-Don’t worry about what people think
ONE of the most recurrent phrases I heard my mother say when I was young was: “What will the neighbours think?” She often compared me to the children in other people’s families with the assumption that they were better behaved than me. I knew that in most cases they were not. It was a disease in […]
Maguiresbridge student ‘in awe’ of saint-in-waiting
A MAGUIRESBRIDGE student has said he felt ‘blessed’ to attend a special service with the mother of a saint-in-waiting. St Kevin’s College Lisnaskea pupil, Patrick Quigley, was one of a large crowd at Benburb Priory in Tyrone, which was aiming to celebrate the life of Carlo Acutis, with his relic available for blessings. In October 2020, […]
Battle now begins for UK’s tightest MP seat
IT’S time to get the driving licence and the voting cards at the ready as Fermanagh’s heading back to the polling stations. In just over five weeks, Fermanagh residents will head to the polling stations across the county to elect their new MP to represent the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. On Wednesday, in dramatic […]