Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) is to receive over a £200,000 in additional funding in rates support.

SOMEWHERE tucked away at the end of a news story a couple of weeks ago was the announcement that the 2016 Anti-Bullying Bill will now come into force on September 1.

The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) has delivered a timely boost for the Easter Holidays with the news that its vaccination teams have successfully administered its 100,000th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

STORMONT ministers have voted unanimously in favour of a Private Members Bill that will ‘take immediate action to eliminate gender-based violence in our society”.

UP UNTIL the end of the 1960s, a Snipe sailing dinghy could be seen cutting through the waters of Lough Erne at Crom Castle.

A FERMANAGH animal sanctuary has launched a campaign to save its sanctuary.

WHILE the prospects of Summer holidays abroad in 2021 remain uncertain, some Fermanagh people have said they will look forward to holidays at home.

SOUTH West College’s new Erne Campus has recently been announced as the winner of the Public Sector Project Design Stage Award at the prestigious BREEAM Awards 2021.

THE long-running saga of the proposed Lakeland Retail Park proposed for the former Unipork site in Enniskillen will next be returned to by officials later this month, or in May, as the decision-making process rumbles on.

The body of a man has been recovered from the River Erne after what police believe was an incident with a jet ski.

AN INSPIRATIONAL Fermanagh schoolboy has been announced as the receipt of a Michaela Foundation Wings Award.

One man has been arrested and a homemade drugs factory dismantled in Fermanagh.

THE decision by the British Government to not use frozen Libyan assets to compensate the victims of IRA attacks which used weapons and Semtex supplied by the country has been labelled by the son of a man who was killed in the Enniskillen Bomb as �...

AT THIS time of year, Christians turn to the deep and profound message that Easter brings.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) have been awarded £38,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A 66-old woman and a teenager have appeared before a special sitting of Dungannon Magistrates Court in relation to an alleged long-running cross-Border identity fraud totalling almost £240,000.

THERE was some concern last week when Health Minister Robin Swann suggested that foreign holidays were "very much" out this Summer.

AN IRISH Language Act (ILA) must be delivered in line with the commitments of the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) Agreement, according to a local Sinn Féin MLA.

CONCERNS have been raised by a local anti-fracking group over how Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) contributed to a study commissioned by the Department for the Economy (DfE) into the current petroleum licensing policy.

THE pupils at Jones Memorial Primary School had some special visitors before they headed off on their Easter break on Monday.

A COUNTY Fermanagh caravan park has picked up two awards in the 2021 Practical Caravan Magazine Awards.

RESIDENTS in the Border village of Swanlinbar have expressed their delight at finally being able to start receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations.

In memory of one their most cherished members, Iggy Murphy, Coa O'Dwyer's members have been running 5km a day for the whole month of March.

As a football fan, I watched this week’s television documentary 'Finding Jack Charlton' and found it emotional and tough to watch at times; this is more than a film about a sporting icon.

A body has been found in the search for missing man Ernest Kells as police recovered a body from the Camowen River earlier today.

WRITER Teresa Godfrey has been living in Enniskillen for five years and loves living in the area. Before that, she lived for many years on the country's north coast.

Only three positive Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health in Fermanagh and Omagh in the last 24 hours.

THE Ardhowen Theatre is continuing its 'At Home’ online programme with a host of Easter activities for all the family.

THERE was great excitement in Enniskillen at the weekend as filmmakers ASTRL Pictures began primary shooting for their latest film, 'Mr Baker’s Wonderful World'.

Latest figures published today by NISRA show that 13 deaths involving Covid-19 occurred in the week March 20-26, 2021.

Two women who were arrested yesterday (Thursday) in Fermanagh on suspicion of benefit fraud have been charged.

DETECTIVES from the Terrorism Investigation Unit conducted searches in Irvinestown on Tuesday as part of an ongoing operation into the activities of the Continuity IRA (CIRA).

Further relaxations of Coronavirus restritions have been announced by the Northern Ireland Executive which will see further elements of society opening up on April 12.

Good Friday certainly brought with it a good morning - and a great sunrise, with much of Fermanagh and the rest of the country greeting blue skies and lovely sunshine.

THE head of the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch has questioned the credibility of dissident Republicans behind recent security alerts in Fermanagh.

Detectives investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr have made a fresh appeal for information on the 10th anniversary of his murder.

Health Minister Robin Swann has urged everyone across Northern Ireland to keep themselves safe from Covid-19 over the Easter period.

Two women, aged 69 and 17, have today been arrested in County Fermanagh on suspicion of ‘Fraud by False Representation’ and’ Possession of Articles for Use in Fraud’.

Police in Omagh are still concerned with locating Ernie Kells. Mr Kells has been missing since Tuesday evening.

Pupils in all primary and post-primary schools will return to school after the Easter holidays.

THE family of the late Brian McCauley, from Irvinestown, recently presented a cheque for £7,084 to Fermanagh Friends of Marie Curie.

NEW Coronavirus regulations are coming into place as society begins to gradually reopen following the latest wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Northern Ireland and Fermanagh is taking its next gradual steps out of Covid lockdown from today Thursday, while Wales has set out fresh dates for its own easing of restrictions.

ULSTER Unionist MLA Rosemary Barton has welcomed the proposed guidance for the Union flag to be flown all year round in Northern Ireland (NI).

There was some welcome relief today as some outdoor activities were able to resume following a relaxation of some regulations by the Northern Ireland Executive.

Asda has extended its ‘Happy to Chat’ initiative, which will see delivery drivers in Enniskillen add a new element to their uniform: a ‘Happy to Chat’ badge to let customers know they are happy to have a chat with them whilst their shopping i...

Lockdown restrictions and a rise in online shopping or banking throughout the pandemic has seen a rise in scams.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming this in April.

The price hike comes as the TV Licence was deemed to have “limited shelf life”.

THERE were 123 new cases of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland yesterday (Wednesday, March 31), with 14 of those recorded in the Fermanagh and Omagh District, according to the latest data from The Department of Health.