Pig farm opponents to step up action


THE DERRYLIN Community Action Group has vowed to step up its campaign against the location of a proposed pig farm close to the town.  In April a planning application was lodged with for a piggery on the Doon Road to cater for 1,000 fattener pigs. Well in the region of 650 objections were lodged against […]


Brazen burglars raid four houses in same street


RESIDENTS OF an Enniskillen housing development have been left shocked and frightened after brazen burglars broke into four homes in the one street in the space of a few hours on Saturday evening. The thieves, who stole a wide range of valubles from the homes including sentimental jewellery and the homeowners’ medication, struck at The […]


Finn Lough

Boa Island bubble domes going global!


VISITORS from as far away as China are flocking to stay in the wilds of Fermanagh.  When sibling Gillian and Michael Beare opened their first two bubble domes at their family-run Finn Lough resort in a forest in the Leggs area, close to Boa Island, the unique accommodation created a stir on social media. Fast […]


Concerns raised about public fire safety


THE FIRE SERVICE must reveal how much savings it will make by reducing the number of full-time fire fighters in Fermanagh, so the people of the area “know the price of our safety.” The call was made as it was revealed the Fire Service may be using the area as a test case to see […]


Dogs

Plans revealed for dedicated ‘dog parks’


FERMANAGH dog owners are being urged to have their say on plans to control where dogs are allowed to roam in Enniskillen in future, including where a new dog park should go in the town.  Following public outrage when the Council first revealed its plans for its controversial proposed dog control orders, it will open […]