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Pump-out charges justified

BOATERS have been complaining of the increase in British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) pump-out charges, but it states these are justified.

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Published: 13 March 2013

Dredging promise broken

THE Canal & River Trust's £750,000 project to dredge the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal, which was due to start in a few weeks has been cancelled, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 13 March 2013

IWA and CaRT heritage row

A ROW has broken out between Canal & River Trust and Inland Waterways Association concerning a disused grade II listed lock at Saul Junction, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 11 March 2013

Latest attempt to stop leak

THE latest attempt to stop the problem of Spouthouse Aqueduct leaking is to pump resin into its brickwork.

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Published: 11 March 2013

Scots approve of BSS

THE result of a consultation concerning the Boat Safety Scheme, (BSS) released today (Monday)  is that the majority of boaters in Scotland approve of the scheme.

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Published: 11 March 2013

Mark Horton for Cotswolds

PROFESSOR Mark Horton of Time Team and Coast fame amongst many other television programmes is to make his inaugural tour of the Cotswold Canals.

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Published: 11 March 2013

More boaters fined

THE  Environment Agency is keeping up its pressure on unlicenced boats on the Nene and River Great Ouse.

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Published: 11 March 2013

Thieves stop rescue boat

THIEVES have stopped the use of a rescue boat on the Avon, by stealing its outboard engine.

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Published: 11 March 2013

CaRT to run surgeries

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of MPs, Canal & River Trust is to embark on surgeries to 'encourage people to have a greater role in how their local waterway is run'.

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Published: 11 March 2013

The blight of continuous moorers

IT IS surely essential that the 'continuous moorer' problem, which is getting completely out of control, thus blighting the whole of the waterways, must be settled.

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Published: 11 March 2013

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