Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a rates increase of 1.37 per cent for the 2020/21 year for the domestic rate, as recommended by officials.

RURAL Housing Association has been awarded funding through Fermanagh and Omagh District Council for its Covid-19 Food Support initiative, which has been running across the Council area over the Winter months.

TENSIONS have been raised across Northern Ireland as Brexit and subsequent trade deals come into force.

At a media briefing this afternoon (February 18) First Minister Arlene Foster outlined the latest decisions made by the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the coronavirus pandemic, with schools to return on a phased basis and up to 10 people, fr...

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FERMANAGH and Omagh District councillors have been effectively censored from commenting publicly after figures were disclosed on the authority’s current financial position, as well as learning that significant sums have been loaned out to two ot...

Lockdown is to be extended to April 1, with a review on March 18, The Impartial Reporter understands.

A LOCAL authority which borrowed £1.5 million from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is scheduled to repay the funds on March 31, it has been confirmed.

The Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area has recorded its first Covid-19 related deaths in 13 days according to Thursday's daily update from the Department of Health.

12 people were arrested and three vehicles seized as a cross- Border operation targeted crime gangs working in the area.

IT WAS revealed this week that in the last quarter of 2020, residential properties in the Fermanagh and Omagh area increased in price by 4.9 per cent on the previous quarter – the second-highest percentage increase in property prices recorded ac...

PSNI District Support Team Officers seized a car 30 minutes after it was purchased due to the driver failing to get insurance for the vehicle before picking it up.

A SPECIAL meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will take place virtually tonight (Thursday, February 18) at 7pm to agree a Council budget and to strike the District Rate for the Fermanagh and Omagh district for 2021-2022.

As the RNLI continues to operate as normal during the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity is still unable to fundraise out in person in the community.

Police are warning business owners in Fermanagh to be aware of counterfeit Royal Bank of Scotland bank notes "doing the rounds".

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Sky has confirmed it will be increasing the cost of a number of TV and broadband services from April 1 2021.

Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Rosemary Barton has led tributes to Robert Mulligan, the former Mayor of Dungannon and the former Chairman of the South Tyrone Association, who passed away last week.

A major extension of Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has today (Wednesday) been announced.

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The PSNI has confirmed officers assisted officials from the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in the course an investigation around animal welfare concerns in County Fermanagh, although details of scarce.

Tesco say it is working to reverse the double transactions promising to refund all affected customers within a day.

The Department of Health has published a more detailed breakdown of Northern Ireland’s vaccination numbers.

Tracker’s analysis of how vehicles are stolen shows keyless theft is at an all-time high.

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A County Tyrone man who subjected a couple to a sectarian and homophobic campaign of abuse, has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay his victims compensation.

For some people being added to the list it will now mean they will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.

THE question of the transfer of the townlands in the Clones No. 2 Rural District to Lisnaskea Union was again discussed at Lisnaskea Guardians on Saturday.

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NORTHERN Ireland’s first Veterans Commissioner is urging former service personnel who need help or support to get in touch with him directly.

A MAN who was stopped by police while carrying out a "good deed" for his mother had no insurance in place.

Fermanagh and Omagh Council area recorded the lowest number of positive Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a reduction in fees for the renewal of entertainment licences to alleviate the hardship being experienced by the industry as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.

Artist Lewis Vance from Lisbellaw first took an interest in art during his time at school.

Telephone vaccination booking is now available for people who received a shielding letter because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to Covid-19.

Bright Eyes Animal Sanctuary received a surprise donation of £2,000 into its bank account over Valentine's weekend to help provide for pets in its care during the pandemic.

Members of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council have unanimously called on Stormont to cover the costs of TV Licences for over 75s, who until recently were not required to pay. While there was some debate around the provision of funding, the chamber ...

WELL-known Irvinestown DJ Rockstar Conor McCann is hoping to raise £5,000 for the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) this weekend.

A FERMANAGH company has been working to become more environmentally-friendly in order to stand out in the market of environmental management.

As far as paying for the pandemic is concerned, it looks like the proverbial drinks are very much on the house.

COMMUNITY spirit is in abundance as members of Enniskillen Methodist Church showed great generosity by donating computers to Jones Memorial Primary School to help support learning during the current Covid-19 lockdown.

Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday has heard how a man who crashed into a garden was over three times the legal limit for alcohol.

An online survey has been launched by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to seek public opinion on Public Space CCTV.

A WESTERN Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) pilot project for Fermanagh and West Tyrone has been successfully launched to help make the home a hub for delivering health and care for our elderly population.

FERMANAGH’S Claire Falconer is an ethereal artist who predominantly works in oils, creating paintings that invite observers to transcend everyday experience.

The encouraging signs that Covid rates are falling in Fermanagh and Omagh continued as the Council area continued to have the lowest rate of positive cases in Northern Ireland.

IN THE modern world, many of us take for the granted the ease in which we can connect with people almost anywhere in the world. A few clicks on a computer, or a tap on your phone screen, and you are able to see and chat with your nearest and deare...

An Enniskillen woman who walks her dog at Trory every day of the year, come rain or shine, has expressed her anger at the disrespect and disregard some people are treating the place with.

The body in charge of prioritising the vaccine rollout, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, will publish guidance later this month.

The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has recommended the practise of double masking in the past.