14,855 tonnes of rubbish collected in three months


RUBBISH, which weighs the same as 1,237 double-decker buses, was collected by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council over a three month period last year, startling statistics have revealed. A report from DAERA showed that 14,855 tonnes of waste was collected by the Council during the three-months. It was an increase on the period in 2023. […]

Community spirit to the fore at Riverside


THE local residents and members of the Riverside Boat Owners Association recently took to the water to clean the shores of Lough Erne. With litter pickers at the ready, members took out bicycles, lots of bottles and gathered a total of ten bags of rubbish which were later collected by the Council. Event organiser Stephen Graham said […]

Weekend litter branded a disgrace


THE state of Enniskillen town centre the morning after the Saturday night revelry has been branded as “a disgrace”. People flock to the town to enjoy a good night out on the weekend and many for the most part do. However, one or two go a bit too far with broken glass and vomit covering […]

Erne Paddlers lead community big litter pick


IT’S our most precious environmental and economic resource but, until last week, the shores of the Erne around the county town were a litter-strewn mess. Thanks to the hard work of Erne Paddlers, though, walkers will have noticed a distinct improvement in local litter levels over the past week. The group is now calling for a […]

Beautiful town’ becoming littered with rubbish


IT WOULD appear that litter is one of the unwelcome outcomes to arise from the pandemic over the past year with the local Council admitting they are “aware” of a problem. The Fermanagh Herald has been contacted by a member of the public who sent photographs along with an expression of disappointment at the way […]