A PROMINENT member of the British government, with strong connections to Fermanagh, has left her high-profile post just three months after Labour’s landslide election victory. On Sunday it was announced that Sue Gray had resigned from her position as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. The departure of the top civil servant and ‘Partygate’ investigator comes following weeks of […]
MLA Armstrong encourages women to take up politics
DIANA Armstrong has been selected as the new MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. The Ulster Unionist Party announced this week the selection of Ms Armstrong to replace Tom Elliott as the MLA for the region. Speaking about her new appointment, Ms Armstrong said, “Today is a day I will certainly remember with pride as signed […]
Arlene Foster takes flak from councillors over £10k fee
LOCAL politicians have expressed their shock after newspaper claims that Baroness Arlene Foster has been seeking to cash in on her knowledge of renewable energy. On Saturday the Belfast Telegraph revealed that the former First Minister was asking for £10,000-a-day to advise firms on green energy. When the newspaper posed as a fictitious corporate fixer […]
Health chiefs urged to restore SWAH surgery
All Fermanagh’s political representatives have been urged to push for the emergency general surgery service to be restored at the Enniskillen hospital
How new Westminster laws will impact Fermanagh
There was plenty for Fermanagh to digest in last week’s King’s Speech.
The Fermanagh woman in the White House
Sheila Nix, whose mother Tess (nee Feely) is from Garrison, is in the running to become one of the most powerful players in US politics.
Calls on Downing Street to return Fermanagh G8 table
The wooden table that took pride of place at the G8 summit when it was held in Fermanagh is now in the Thatcher Room at No 10.
SoS Hilary Benn visits ancestral home in Roslea
The new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, took time out at the weekend to explore his family roots in Fermanagh.
Calls for Starmer to fulfil promise to repeal Legacy Bill
Fermanagh families awaiting justice will be hoping the new Labour government keeps its promise to repeal the Legacy Bill.
Has everything changed in Fermanagh and South Tyrone?
Only time will tell if Fermanagh South Tyrone has finally lost its title of the most closely fought constituency in the UK.