ONE of Fermanagh’s longest serving postmistresses has said her heart goes out to all those caught up in the Horizon scandal. As brought to life in the recent ITV series, ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’, between 1999 and 2015 more than 900 Post Office postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused after faulty software made it seem money was […]
Fermanagh folks hit by more Royal Mail postal delays
A LOCAL councillor’s worst fears were realised when new research commissioned by the charity Citizens Advice showed an estimated 15.7 million people in the UK experienced postal delays last month. Many of those who experienced delays said they had suffered knock-on impacts, such as missing health appointments, fines, or bills. It came as no surprise […]
Warrington slams Royal Mail for parcel deliveries only
A LOCAL Councillor has slammed the Royal Mail for not delivering mail to rural parts of Fermanagh. Cllr Victor Warrington states that those living in the east of the County have been waiting days – and in some cases more than a week – for letters, including hospital appointments and Mother’s Day cards, to be delivered. A […]
Local councillor backs ‘essential’ Royal Mail strike
“The blame for the disruption this causes lies totally with management.”
Christmas delivery scam warning
The email claims to be from the Post Office and states that the recipient has an Amazon delivery order with a missing address.
Lisnaskea letter turns up 60 years after it was posted
DOCUMENTS from the 1960s relating to a Lisnaskea lady turned up on a London doorstep in recent days. A brown envelope with the date stamp 3 March 1960 appeared on Irish man, Ken Kavanagh’s doorstep following a windy night last week. In the envelope was a great deal of information relating to a Ms Rose […]
Police crackdown after £20,000 drugs parcel in post
POLICE in Enniskillen are cracking down on suspected drug dealers after intercepting around £20,000 worth of cannabis in the post. Over the last couple of weeks, police have been out and about carrying out public order duties in an attempt to prevent the supply of drugs and bringing those involved before the courts. Officers arrested a […]
Black day as Blacklion Post Office closes indefinitely
Final formal decision yet to be made on the post office’s future
Most wonderful (and busy) time for our ‘posties’
58 postmen and women working all hours delivering hundreds of thousands of items of Christmas mail
VIDEO: GCSE results are out!
ENNISKILLEN Royal Mail sorting office was a hive of activity this morning as GCSE students collected their GCSE results. Good luck to everyone getting their results today! Watch our video below and see next weeks Fermanagh Herald for more.