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.
Farmers on alert after reports of Covid-19 cases
FARMERS are said to be ‘concerned’ about the potential impact Covid-19 could have on the continuance of meat processing here. This week local meat plant workers expressed concern for their health after it emerged that a number of staff had tested positive for Covid-19. The Herald was told that almost a dozen staff at Omagh […]
Confusion still reigns over council and the roads…
“The problem with roads is we haven’t got the say over roads.”
Push for speed limits to be slashed to 20mph
THE speed of vehicles travelling past rural schools has been a heavily debated issue locally for some time. In areas with limited or no traffic calming measures the speed of vehicles whizzing past playgrounds where pupils are out and about has caused concern. This has previously been brought to the fore at a number of […]