A MOTHER has voiced her concern over the closure of a Newtownbutler playgroup which she says is a “vital service” for early detection, after staff from the ‘Railway Kids’ programme discovered her son Cian had autism. “Cian attended Railway Kids back in 2017. He loved it, but at first he was a bit unsettled, and […]
Going from bad to worse – sewage backing up at local estate after power is cut off
“Border village left with ticking health and ecological time bomb on its doorstep” – Dolan IT’S BEEN called “an environmental disaster” by residents, and now the ongoing sewerage saga at a local housing development has been made all the worse. A group of 20 homeowners at Ravensbrae in Garrison have been campaigning in recent months to […]
Anger at hospital carpark charges ‘kick in the teeth’
PEOPLE across Fermanagh have been left outraged following a decision made by the Department of Health (DoH) to restore car parking charges at SWAH. Jill Weir, pictured below, Health campaigner and Chairwown for the ‘Unison’ Fermanagh and Omagh branch told the Herald that she was “appalled” with such a decision, branding it a “kick in […]
Chaos claims as youngsters are ‘left on side of road’
INDEPENDENT Cllr Donal O’Cofaigh has described “chaotic scenes” as Fermanagh schoolchildren were left on the side of the road without a bus service on Monday. Cllr O’Cofaigh said children were left without any way to get to school on their first day back and claimed that Ulsterbus’s contract to carry schoolchildren did not provide for […]
‘Nobody wants to know’, says driving instructor
LOCAL driving instructors have been left “appalled” by the lack of clarity they have received over how or when they will be able to restart lessons. With tests and lessons all cancelled due to Covid restrictions it would appear that instructors have “slipped through the net” when it comes to any support or guidance. “The […]