IT SEEMS that a Leeds & Liverpool Canal retaining wall rebuilt six years ago was not up to standard, as it has collapsed with the rubble falling into Jez Dowthwaite's back yard.
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I HAVE been watching narrowboatworld as always, and I have tried not to comment on the CaRT, etc, as I said I wanted to give it a year to see how things panned out, but it has not been easy to sit back, writes Dave Carden.
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THERE are three proposed developments for the canalside of the Grand Union Canal at Yiewsley and West Drayton, above Bull's Bridge.
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IT IS not only boating in this country that is declining, but that in Ireland too, with less use of its waterways by hire craft.
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WITH Canal & River Trust ignoring a petition to abandon its proposals for the imposition of shorter stay times at visitor moorings combined with fines for overstaying, boaters have switched to the media to argue the case, writes Allan Richards.
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THE National Association of Boat Owners (NABO) tells us that it cautiously welcomed publication of details of completed court cases against boat owners by the Canal and River Trust.
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MANY canal buildings along the Scottish waterways have suffered years of neglect, but many are soon to be restored under the Heritage Strategy being drafted by Scottish Canals
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MONEY is being spent to upgrade the towpath of the Chesterfield Canal through Worksop.
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THE Chesterfield Canal Trust has requested a meeting with HS2 rail officials on its impact on the canal restoration.
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THE local residents at Hawkesbury on the Coventry Canal are angered at the revised plans for a new marina.
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