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Waterfront white elephant

DUDLEY Council is once again attempting to create interest in its 'white elephant'—the Waterfront complex in Brierley Hill on the Dudley No1 Canal.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Catching the thieves

WITH the ever increasing problem of boat 'break ins', perhaps it is time to catch the culprits rather than rely on costly welding work to improve your boats security, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Canal & River Trust wants more chuggers

FOLLOWING its failure to recruit 7,000 'friends' in its first year by using a professional agency, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) is now resorting to recruiting its chuggers itself in the London area, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 10 May 2013

Unconscious after jumping in river

IT WAS the very timely rescue by a passer-by that prevented yet another disaster in the Avon at Bath.

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Published: 09 May 2013

£2m for art on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

IT WAS announced today (Thursday) that £2 millions is to be spent on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal as the centrepiece of a creative corridor for the arts.

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Published: 09 May 2013

Success at Loughborough

LAST week-end's Canal Boat Festival at Loughborough was a success, helped by the glorious weather.

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Published: 09 May 2013

IWA June work parties

HERE are the dates of the work parties for June, organised by the various branches of the Inland Waterways Association.

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Published: 09 May 2013

Looked in vain

WHILST I welcome a new face on the Bridge (or should that be hand on the Helm?), I looked in vain for a relationship Richard [Parry] may have had with a charity, writes Jimmy Lockwood.

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Published: 09 May 2013

Email: IWA seats

Regarding Robert Hawkins' email, by the looks of it, did not read my comment thoroughly.

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Published: 09 May 2013

Email: Electing members

I read with interest the comment that the IWA should relinquish the seats of its members who were elected to the [CaRT] council.

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Published: 08 May 2013

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