IN FIGURES obtained by the Herald it can been exclusively revealed that only 20% of Forest Service staff in Dundonald House in Belfast are willing to move to the new headquarters in Fermanagh.
Financial worries taking their toll on mental health
AN ALARMING 87 per cent of farmers here are struggling with financial pressure which has sparked an increase in calls to rural support helplines.
Suicide remains issue of grave concern locally
After the death of a young man from suicide in Fermanagh two weeks ago, further calls have been made for those in difficulty to seek help before it is too late.
MLA has doubts over 65 proposed Forestry Service jobs for Fermanagh
A TOTAL OF 67 Forest Service jobs jobs will come to Fermanagh by June 2015 it has been confirmed, but one local MLA remains unconvinced on where the new staff will be accomodated.
Huge difference in costs of educating our young people
THE costliest schools to run in Femanagh, per capita, are state secondary schools and the county’s only Irish medium primary school, it can be revealed
Rates relief scheme to help extra burden on households
WHEN Fermanagh and Omagh District Council’s merge in just under a year’s time one of the burning issues concerning the people of both areas will be rates.
Mixed views ahead of Hunger Strike event
The decision to hold a national Hunger Strike commemoration in Derrylin next week has been met with the expected mix of opinion across the county.
£3.2m spent on promoting Fermanagh
An estimated £3.2 million has been spent on promoting the county since 2009 through the Destination Fermanagh programme. The figures were revealed last week in Stormont after local MLA Tom Elliott put the question to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. She explained that the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) has invested substantially in Destination Fermanagh […]
Elliott challenges Minister on ‘failure’ of Forest jobs promise
Local MLA Tom Elliott has hit out at the ‘failure’ of the Agriculture Department to relocate all Forest Service staff to Fermanagh after it was revealed the number of jobs under consideration has been scaled down by almost half.
Elliott accuses council of ‘disingenuous’ job ad to hire Irish language officer
UUP MLA Tom Elliott, has questioned if Fermanagh District Council are attempting to hire an Irish language officer ‘by a disingenuous method’.