A SCALING back in public transport has been approved by Stormont. The announcement toward the end of last week came in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and locally there has been a marked reduction in passenger numbers as businesses and other places of work close. From Monday the Translink Bus Services have operated on a […]
Families may have to pay for school bus from September
Education Authority considering bringing forward charges of between £50 and £200 per child from this September
Checkpoints expected to be ‘inevitable’ post-Brexit
IT is becoming increasingly likely Fermanagh’s border will become an international frontier in the coming years, complete with customs checks, as moves towards a Brexit continue. This week the Herald spoke to the head of policy in the North for the Freight Transport Association (FTA), Seamus Leheny, who has been meeting with the […]
Eight buses and 200 miles for essential surgery
A Derrylin woman is facing a 200-mile journey, complete with eight bus trips, for essential surgery.
Proposed solution to roadworks chaos is turned down
TRANSPORT NI will not implement a stop/go system at the Johnston Bridge roadworks in Enniskillen, despite claims from a local businessman that a verbal agreement was in place.
Too young to vote, but well able to put it up to the election candidates
Under-18s won’t get a chance to choose our MP, but they were certainly up to the task of grilling the candidates, writes Gareth McKeown