Outrage as Kesh and Tempo public toilets are vandalised


TOILET vandalism is giving Fermanagh a bad name a Councillor has claimed. The public lavatory facilities in Kesh and Tempo have been subject to vandals causing damage to cisterns, toilet seats and wash handbasins. Not to mention spraying graffiti on the walls. While the toilets in Kesh have re-opened, the ones at Tempo remain closed […]


Social media star Abigail sharing creative advice


WITH over 26,600 followers on Instagram and 58,000 on TikTok, Abigail Parkinson is one of the leading social media influencers in the North. The beauty from Kesh, who was a former Miss Northern Ireland contestant, was a recent participant at the ‘Art of Content Creation’ event which was held at Victoria Square in Belfast. “I […]


Abigail stars on popular podcast


KESH model and social media influencer Abigail Parkinson recently appeared in a popular podcast, ‘Pub Chats & A Pint’. Sponsored by ‘Harp’ and hosted by the ‘Best of Belfast’ media platform, the local talent, who has recently undertaken a career as a comedian for a BBC show, took centre stage in this week’s show. Held […]


Abigail set to star in comedy show


A KESH social media influencer and model recently filmed a segment for ‘Big Comic Energy’, a new comedy programme which is set to be on BBC Sounds at the end of August. Since her appearance on Miss Northern Ireland in 2021, Abigail Parkinson has risen to fame on social media, over 13,000 followers on Instagram […]


Rossa’s turning into the next Alan Titchmarsh!


THREE year old Rossa McAloon from Kesh has grown his own pumpkins in preparation for the Halloween festivities. During the first lockdown, Rossa’s parents decided to start up their own vegetable patch and their son “become fascinated” with the idea of growing his own pumpkin. Rossa’s mother, Seana Tracey, feels that giving her son the […]


Victoria Rose Luxury Strawberries going down a ‘treat’ among Fermanagh folk


LOCAL TALENT Victoria Johnston is the reason why mouths across the county are watering through her delicious new business venture ‘Victoria Rose Luxury Strawberries’. The luxury chocolate covered strawberries are handmade by the Florencecourt native who specialises in the combination of chocolate dipped strawberries and creative designs for any special occasion. Speaking to the Herald […]


Tests to determine local need for social housing


THE Rural Housing Authority, together with the Housing Executive, have launched a series of ‘social housing demand tests’ to determine exactly the level of need for this type of housing in Fermanagh. It is feared many people here who may be in need of affordable housing are not coming forward to register that need which […]


PSNI close case into attempted murder of Kesh policeman


CLOSED: THE investigation into the alleged attempted murder of a police officer at his home in Kesh last year has quietly closed and a man arrested in connection with the incident, no longer wanted as a suspect. To read more on this story see this week’s Fermanagh Herald. Can’t get to the shop to collect […]