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What price our lost education in pandemic and how best can imbalance be redressed?
As far as paying for the pandemic is concerned, it looks like the proverbial drinks are very much on the house. Between furloughs, PPI equipment, public health expenditure and medical equipment all on the ‘never-never’, society is sitting tight
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Enniskillen Methodist Church donates computers to assist schoolchildren with remote learning
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. Church Minister, Reverend
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41 year old was three times over the limit when he crashed into garden
Enniskillen Magistrates Court on Monday has heard how a man who crashed into a garden was over three times the legal limit for alcohol. Tomas Musteikis (41), originally from Lithuania, with an address of Main Street, Brookeborough had a reading
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Survey seeking opinions on public space CCTV in Enniskillen launched
An online survey has been launched by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to seek public opinion on Public Space CCTV. The consultation, through the online survey, will provide residents, and businesses, with an opportunity to have their say on
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Western Trust launches service to help seniors at home
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. A 'hospital at home' service
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Fermanagh and Omagh continuing to see encouraging signs as Covid rates continue to fall
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. However, there have now been 2,000 Covid-19 related deaths in Northern
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Enduring lockdown by focusing on ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
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 dearest
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Dog walker's anger at littering at Fermanagh beauty spot
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. April Rooney was at the scenic beauty spot on Friday, February
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Key workers including teachers to be prioritised for vaccine after over-50s
Teachers, police officers and other key workers will be prioritised for the Covid vaccine once it has been offered to over-50s, according to the Telegraph. Key worker groups will start being offered the vaccine after the first nine priority groups
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Wearing two masks could improve protection from Covid-19 by up to '90 per cent'
"Double masking" can increse your protection from coronavirus by 90%, according to new research from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study says: “Based on experiments that measured the filtration efficiencies of various
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Man to stand trial on alleged theft of £50,000 cattle herd
Multiple charges dating back up to 10 years, including the theft of a cattle herd worth almost £50,000 are to proceed to trial after all matters were denied at Dungannon Crown Court. Appearing by video-link from his solicitor’s office was Gordon
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Retailers face ‘perfect storm’ as Northern Ireland delivery disruption continues
It comes as a number of major UK retailers remain unable to deliver products to customers in Northern Ireland. Retail bosses have warned the sector faces a “perfect storm” as new border regulations come into force in April with a raft of retailers
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Busy year for Young Farmers despite pandemic restrictions impact
TRILLICK and District Young Farmers Club (YFC) recently held its AGM via Zoom online meeting, with Colin McKinley, Club Leader, welcoming David Oliver from Dungiven YFC, who conducted the meeting. Secretary John Armstrong delivered a comprehensive
