DAERA have announced exciting new plans for higher education in horticulture and apossibly for veterinary medicine.

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society returned a deficit of just under £1m in their accounts to October 2020, it was reported at the annual meeting.

In this week's Memories pages of The Impartial Reporter we take a look back at some of the events and news taking place in Fermanagh down through the years.

DOZENS of older people from across the Fermanagh and Omagh district attended the annual ‘Age Friendly’ conference last Wednesday, March 24, which was held virtually for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions currently in place.

If you’re familiar with Sea Buckthorn oil, then you’re probably aware of its benefits. If you’re not, then you might be missing out, because there are not many alternative treatments for the condition that sea buckthorn oil is beneficial for...

A BEAUTIFULLY decorated old book was found last December in the Danske Bank (formerly the Northern Bank) in Kilrea, Co. Londonderry, while it was being cleared out for closure.

THE latest artist in The Impartial Reporter's series of artist features is Chrstine Irvine. When she is not creating art, Christine is a lecturer at South West College.

Fraudsters are posing as your friends, family and any other contacts you may have on WhatsApp.

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 odds have been slashed following speculation that Jodie Whittaker intends to step down after three series at the helm of the Tardis.

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.