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'Bargees' misconceived claim

THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has filed in the High Court a strong response to the judicial review claim that the Trust's Guidance for Boaters Without a Home Mooring misrepresents the requirements of s.17 British Waterways Act 1995.

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Published: 03 October 2013

Keeping interest going

KEEPING the interest going in the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Project, the Mayor of Milton Keynes, Councillor Brian White hosted a lunchtime V.I.P. cruise on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 03 October 2013

Objects galore

COMING back from our recent cruise we happened on another attempt to get some of the rubbish out of the canals, this time at the Nottingham Canal in the city.

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Published: 03 October 2013

Successful Great British Bike-Off

THE Great British Bike-Off raised almost £40,000 for funds towards the canals with 31 cyclists taking part.

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Published: 03 October 2013

Tiny terrapins upset wildlife people

TINY terrapins found in the Regents Canal are upsetting wildlife people, as it is realised that the are breeding, and when grown could decimate fish and frogs living in the waterway and eat duckings.

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Published: 02 October 2013

Divers down!

TODAY I had a nice enjoyable walk with the dogs in the warm sunshine along the Tinsley Canal. It proved to be a walk full of surprises, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.

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Published: 02 October 2013

Association of Continuous Cruisers launched

THE Association of Continuous Cruisers (ACC) officially launched at The Birmingham Floating Market last week-end, with the website going live at 6pm and 63 boaters having contacted the association to express interest in joining by midnight.

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Published: 02 October 2013

London Duck tours suspended

AFTER one of its amphibious vessels caught fire on the Thames, (Two boat fires) London Duck Tours has had its craft suspended from operation on water.

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Published: 30 September 2013

Canal college for job seekers

CANAL College is a scheme to tackle youth unemployment in Falkirk and Edinburgh, which is open to young people between 16 and 25 years of age who haven't been able to secure a job or place in further education.

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Published: 30 September 2013

Successful Floating Market

THE hard work put in by all the people concerned in staging the Floating Market in Birmingham certainly paid off, with a very successful event indeed.

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Published: 30 September 2013

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