Green light for Roslea park-and-ride facility


AFTER years of lobbying and behind-the-scenes work permission has finally been granted for a new, potentially live saving, park-and-ride facility near Roslea. The new facility at Dernawilt Junction will provide a designated area for cars and buses to safely pick up and drop off school children and commuters. The news will no doubt be widely welcomed locally, particularly in light […]

‘Vital wheelchair service’ closes in Enniskillen


A LOCAL councillor has slammed the closure of another local health facility saying it was an example of people in Fermanagh being “the first to lose” an important resource. UUP Councillor Victor Warrington remarked this upon hearing that the Red Cross Mobility Aids Service at the Killyhevlin Industrial Estate in Enniskillen was no longer in operation. For typically […]

Fermanagh Family devastated by blue badge criticism


THERE was an outpouring of outrage on local social media at the weekend after a father and son were falsely accused of abusing their disability parking badge in Enniskillen. The family had displayed their blue badge, which belonged to the teenage son, while in a car park in Enniskillen. They were left shocked when they returned to their vehicle to a note stating […]

Disabled parking in Enniskillen is a ‘pantomime’


ENNISKILLEN is renowned for its warm and friendly atmosphere but a new ruling on disabled parking could lead to an ‘embarrassingly unwelcoming image’ of the town. During a short stop-off in Enniskillen, a disabled badge-holding motorist from Cork received a parking notice and fine, even though they were parked in a suitable spot at the Buttermarket. […]

Council hands out most parking tickets in North


NEW data has revealed that the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) area has dished out the most parking tickets in the past year. Figures analysed by CompareNI.com shows the council areas that received the most and least parking tickets in Northern Ireland. The data showed that, out of the ten council areas reviewed, Fermanagh and […]

Call for local parking fines to be rescinded


WITH the problems with the new car parking payment system continuing in Enniskillen, local councillors have called for all fines to be rescinded and the ‘stealth’ charges to be stopped. Within days of the new parking system being implemented the complaints started flowing. As reported by last week’s Herald, many have reported being over charged, for […]

Blue coat parking problems continue in Enniskillen


THERE has been widespread anger this week as the new off-street parking continues to cause chaos. At the start of the month a new parking system was introduced by the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, but it seems to be having some “teething problems.” The enforcement parking service is provided by Marston Holding Ltd and is used within the […]

Company to monitor car parks comes under fire


QUESTIONS have been raised over the decision by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to employ an English company, better known for debt-collecting, to enforce its new parking services. The Council has agreed on a new contract beginning next month with Marston Holdings Ltd to provide enforcement parking services within the Council’s 39 off-street car parks across […]