AS RIDICULOUS as it may seem fuel for air ambulances is subject to tax, but there is a move to get it exempt by a government petition.
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THE first round in the fight to save the unique Northmoor Weir on the Thames has been won by the protesters.
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THE boater who held armed police at bay from his narrowboat at Sandiacre on the Erewash Canal had been charged, and refused bail.
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THE non-native Dikerogammarus villosus, commonly known as the killer shrimp, has now been discovered in various locations on the Broads as well as in Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire, and is causing anxiety.
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BOATERS are concerned about the workings of Oxford City Council's Unlawfully Moored Boats Enforcement Group (Umbeg), set up to control illegally moored boats.
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BRITISH Waterways have today issued details of its restrictions on boating due to water shortages caused by the continuing lack of significant rainfall.
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A MEMBER of the RSPCA involved in the rescue of a trapped swan has advised that the members of the public should not get involved when they saw animals in danger.
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THE water shortage on the Grand Union Canal is leaving the Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally at risk.
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THE historic crane that stood at Burbage Wharf on the Kennet & Avon Canal has now been replaced, and is back in place after three years restoration work.
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ARMED police were in a stand-off with a boater last night (Wednesday) at Sandiacre on the Erewash Canal.
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