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Housing tenant left with repair bill
after arson attack on home
A Lisnaskea man whose Housing
Executive home was targeted in an
arson attack will have to pay for the
repairs himself.
Furniture in the house was scorched
in the early hours of Monday, March
15, after the culprits broke a window
and threw burning firelighters into the
front room. Paint was also poured
through the window.
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Mother goes public to find truth about
Lucy’s death
The mother of a baby who died as a
result of errors at the Erne Hospital
has given her first interview about her
family’s four-year battle to get
answers from the hospital
authorities.
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Power cuts affect 1,000 homes
during weekend storms
Gale force winds of up to 60mph
raked Fermanagh at the weekend,
bringing down trees and cutting off
electricity supplies.
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GAA great laid to rest
Gaels within Fermanagh, Ulster and
indeed the whole of Ireland mourned
the death last Saturday of former
County Board Chairman and former
President of the Ulster Council, Mr
John Vesey.
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Tributes to respected teacher and
GAA official
The death of Mr. John Vesey on
Saturday last has robbed gaelic
games and the teaching fraternity in
Fermanagh and Ulster of one its
most respected and leading figures.
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Delays in benefit payments resulting
in people living on the breadline
Some of the most vulnerable people
in Fermanagh are struggling to
survive because of delays and
difficulties in the payment of social
security benefit. An elderly
handicapped person from
Irvinestown who claimed Disabled
Living Allowance at the beginning of
last December has still not received
any money.
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School meal prices to rise further
Budget distribution for the Western
Education and Library Board in
2004/2005 presents significant
challenges if the Board is to maintain
financial stability, it was revealed last
week. One of the consequences will
be a further 10p rise in school meal
prices from this September.
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Don is the cream of Fermanagh
milkmen
Milkman Don Clarke will be
representing Co Fermanagh in the
final of the Northern Ireland Milkman
of the Year 2004 competition.
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Drummee landfill site to open next
summer
Construction of the integrated waste
management facility at Drummee
outside Enniskillen will begin this
summer with plans for an opening in
July 2005.
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Sites for new acute hospital undergo
appraisal
Seven sites north of Enniskillen have
been identified as potential locations
for the new acute hospital serving the
south west, it has been revealed.
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Dressing up for a glimpse of Asia
An Asian night, organised by Women
of the World, is one of several events
which will take place in the county
during the Community Relations
Council’s Community Relations
Week, from April 2 to 8.
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Wider view would bring us together
It was a Fermanagh man, Denis
Burkitt, who gave his name to
Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a variety of
cancer which is rife in central Africa.
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