Info_Newsletter_Winter2021

Enniskillen improvement works near completion The £5.2 million Enniskillen Public Realm Scheme has entered its final phase of works with the entire project due to complete Spring 2022. The scheme, funded by the Department for Communities and the Council, is enhancing the appearance of the town centre with improvements to footpaths, street lighting, landscaping and street furniture. Most improvement works to pavements are now complete, with paving works to the Diamond and its connecting side streets, Eden Street and Water Street, starting in January 2022. Works are being undertaken by contractor FP McCann. The Council and contractor appreciate the continued cooperation and patience from town 8 9 www. fermanaghomagh .com in-FO in Fermanagh & Omagh | Winter 2021 In Brief Broadband is being installed at 104 public sector sites across the district as part of the Full Fibre NI Project (FFNI) representing an investment of £4.3m in critical local infrastructure. These sites will make it easier for suppliers to provide full fibre to nearby businesses and domestic properties through separate commercial investment plans. FFNI is a ten Council Consortium bid, which includes Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. FFNI secured £24m from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Local Full Fibre Networks Challenge Fund to support digital infrastructure development across NI. Project due to complete Spring 2022. Improvement to Full Fibre broadband network in district An additional £25 million has been made available to boost rural broadband connectivity in Northern Ireland via Project Stratum. To check if your premises will benefit from the broadband improvement scheme visit www.hyperfastni.com and enter your postcode. Eating out or ordering in this festive season? Check the Food Hygiene rating of food businesses online at ratings.food.gov.uk . The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) is a partnership scheme between local councils and the Food Standards Agency and provides information on the standards of hygiene found in food businesses when they are inspected by Environmental Health Officers. Ratings range from ‘5’ meaning food Eating out or ordering in over the festive season? hygiene standards are very good to ‘0’ meaning urgent improvement is necessary. All food businesses included in the FHRS are required by law to publicly and clearly display their current up-to-date rating by use of a sticker at all entrances into their establishment. centre traders and members of the public while site works are ongoing to progress this much needed project for Enniskillen. We also appreciate the ongoing support of the Project Steering Group, which includes representation from Enniskillen Business Partnership and Enniskillen BID. Did you know? › New street lighting columns and lanterns have been installed to achieve the lighting levels required for vehicular and pedestrian traffic in a modern, accessible town centre environment. The existing lamp standards from the Diamond area will be retained by the Council and used in future projects where appropriate. › The existing seating benches from the Diamond area will be refurbished and installed within the grounds of Forthill Park in Enniskillen. New seating benches will be installed in the Diamond next year, in keeping with the overall design of the public realm scheme. › The number of on-street accessible car parking spaces within the scheme area will double from 11 to 22.