A CONTROVERSIAL plan to introduce a booking system to all recycling centres locally is now looking increasingly certain to take place despite widespread opposition. It is part of a series of what the Council described as health and safety improvements which are costing in the region of almost £4 million and are likely to be […]
Bins not collected as rates bills arrive in Fermanagh
FERMANAGH residents have been left furious after a number of bins continue to go uncollected across the county, days after the much-anticipated rates bills were delivered to many local homes. The Council recently voted to increase the district rate for householders and businesses, with a £1.50 per month increase for average residential rate payers and […]
Capping Fermanagh landfill site will cost £1.9 million
THE cost of capping the full Drummee Landfill Site will cost just shy of £2 million, it has been revealed. A ‘Business Case for Consideration and Noting’ to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has reported the estimated cost of capping the full-to-capacity dump will cost a major £1,982,453.00. Twenty years after the Drummee Landfill Site […]
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 […]
Dumping slammed after recycling centre closure
FOLLOWING the temporary closure of Lisbellaw Recycling Centre in November due to health and safety concerns, a significant increase in illegal dumping has been reported in the area. Local councillor Robert Irvine has strongly condemned the practice, stressing that illegal dumping is both illegal and unnecessary. He pointed out that the closure of the Lisbellaw […]
Irvinestown latest area with bin collection trouble
BIN collection in the county continues to be an issue with Irvinestown natives the latest ones to say that the local service was ‘rubbish’. Residents of Millstone Drive estate at Scallen Road, Irvinestown complained to the Herald that as it is an ‘adopted road’, the bin lorry is not allowed to drive down it. This means those […]
Irvinestown Recycling Centre reopens
LOCAL residents have breathed a sigh of relief after it was revealed that Irvinestown’s busy recycling centre has reopened. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) announced the temporary closure of the centre from Monday, April 29, for essential maintenance works to resolve drainage issues. During the period of closure, recycling facilities will be available at Kesh or Drumee […]
Fermanagh residents’ fury over brown bin collections
FRUSTRATED Fermanagh residents have been left incensed after their brown food waste bins were left uncollected for the past few weeks. As part of the weekly rounds, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council confirmed that brown bins had not been collected in the Shore Road, Churchill, Derrygonnelly and Garrison areas. The Council also reported that food waste bins […]
Anger as Irvinestown Recycling Centre closes temporarily
LOCAL residents were left angry and confused after it was revealed that Irvinestown’s busy recycling centre was to close for eight weeks. In a statement last week, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) announced the temporary closure and the reason for it. “Irvinestown Household Recycling Centre will be closed from Monday, 29 April, 2024 for 8 weeks […]