The Herald has been contacted by local residents recently regarding the state of the roads in the village.
School bus driver shortage starting to hit home locally
“It’s a continuing problem, and I can’t foresee it’s going to get any better.”
Councillor Greene hits out at return to online learning
QUEEN’S University Belfast (QUB), recently announced a return to online learning for the month of January 2022, with concerns that the majority of lectures, tutorials and seminars online will be extended into the new year. While many students across Fermanagh remain confused and certainly overwhelmed as to how this could yet again impact their studies and […]
Education Authority warns of school bus driver shortage
There is an industry wide shortage of drivers and our staffing team and operators continue to be affected by community transmission of Covid.”
School runs in jeopardy due to a driver shortage
“These problems pre-dated covid but the pandemic has brought it forward quicker,” he said.
Calls for immediate action to attract medical students
Not enough local students are being accepted to Queen’s University to study medicine – Greene
Calls for financial support for students
FERMANAGH’S young people are “being treated terribly” and “something needs to be done” to help them face the extreme challenges they are currently facing due to the Covid pandemic. That’s according to local Cllr Sheamus Greene, who is a school bus driver by profession and chair of the board of St Mary’s in Brookeborough. He […]
Fears over Covid-19 risk on buses
Local councillor and bus driver Sheamus Greene fears adequate safety measures have not yet been put in place to protect both drivers and pupils.
Fears rural ratepayers are being ‘forgotten’
The issue has recently been highlighted by the slow opening of some local recycling centres.
Farmers ‘let down’ by £20m funding package
It has been confirmed that farm businesses can avail of funding to help them offset losses incurred as a result of short term market disturbance.