CAMPAIGNERS and councillors have opposed a fresh bid to build homes on an ancient meadow. Halstead Town Council voted against the application to build nine homes on Sloe Cottage Meadow, to the east of Sloe Hill in Halstead on Monday. The Hands Off Chapel Hill and Sloe Hill campaign group has said they are also stepping up opposition to the plans. Sloe Cottage Meadow was once farmland belonging to the 1st Earl of Oxford and Norman knight Edward DeVere, in the 12th century. It was originally farmed by serfs and slaves, and campaigners claim there is still a prospect of finding archaeological remains.
CAMPAIGNERS and councillors have opposed a fresh bid to build homes on an ancient meadow. Halstead Town Council voted against the application to build nine homes on Sloe Cottage Meadow, to the east of Sloe Hill in Halstead on Monday. The Hands Off Chapel Hill and Sloe Hill campaign group has said they are also stepping up opposition to the plans. Sloe Cottage Meadow was once farmland belonging to the 1st Earl of Oxford and Norman knight Edward DeVere, in the 12th century. It was originally farmed by serfs and slaves, and campaigners claim there is still a prospect of finding archaeological remains.
Well known Belcoo man Jim Conway will be remembered as someone who was a “friend to everyone”. The 87 year old passed away from Covid-19 at the South West Acute Hospital on January 17 and his daughter Ciara spoke about the man who was such an integral part of the community in Belcoo for decades. Born in 1933 in Cookstown, Jim’s family moved to Belcoo in 1936 after his family bought a business known as Kelly’s Hotel. His education was gained at Belcoo Primary School, a year at St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen before he went to St. Mary’s Boarding School, Dundalk where he completed his Leaving Cert.