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No clean-up at Harecastle

A COUNCILLOR is complaining of British Waterways attitude towards the state of the waterway around Harecastle Tunnel.

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Published: 26 August 2010

More development for the Caldon

A MASSIVE £3 millions canalside development is planned for the Caldon Canal in Hanley.

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Published: 26 August 2010

What a mess

KIRKLEES Council have just spent an undisclosed sum on producing and distributing 7,000 leaflets to promote cycling, particularly on the canal towpaths.

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Published: 25 August 2010

United Utilities figures disagree with BW's

THE weekly figures issued by the water utility United Utilities of its reservoir levels do not agree with those of British Waterways.

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Published: 25 August 2010

New bridge for farmer

IT WAS a hire boat that damaged Belchers Lift Bridge on the Oxford Canal, with British Waterways concluding it was then unsafe for a farmer to use, and dismantled it where it laid on the ground for two years.

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Published: 25 August 2010

Boater flattened by cyclist

SO THERE I was calming hauling on the centre line of the 70ft motor and butty, prior to securing the pair, when—Bang! I was knocked to the ground.

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Published: 25 August 2010

The reason why

ALL of you must have noticed the Google advertisements that have appeared down the left hand column, so perhaps I should explain.

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Published: 25 August 2010

The big con revealed

THE CON is British Waterways telling all and sundry that its property portfolio was contributing some £45 millions towards maintaining our canals—it is not.

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Published: 24 August 2010

There's a shark in the water...


THE latest suspect scheme from British Waterways is a radio controlled shark patrolling its canals—to point out the dangers, reveals Victor Swift.

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Published: 23 August 2010

Little chance of Leeds & Liverpool opening

THE Leeds & Liverpool  Canal is still closed, and the reservoirs very low.

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Published: 23 August 2010

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