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Reduce drownings

TO COMBAT the increasing number of drowning in the Leeds waterways, police officers have been given rescue training to help cut the number.

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Published: 17 June 2011

Email: Montgomery restoration

I would like to respond to the personal thoughts of Dave Hancock, regarding the restoration of the Montgomery Canal.

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Published: 17 June 2011

Dangerous and difficult

NOT only can Lock 1W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal be dangerous (as you say in yesterday's article), but extremely difficult, as I'm sure Victor would agree, writes boater Peter Gregory.

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Published: 17 June 2011

Boaters stranded by faulty lock

THE sea lock at Glasson Dock Marina, off the Lancaster Canal has been out of action for a week, with boaters telling narrowboatworld that 'no one seems bothered'.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Boater panicked on Trent

MANY boaters, cutting corners on the tidal Trent become grounded at a low tide, and simply wait for the tide to rise.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Paul Davies leaves Bath

THE continuous moorer, Paul Davies, who fought to stay moored in Bath on a continuous cruiser licence without either moving the required distance or having a paid mooring, has finally gone.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Tree just missed boater

IT SEEMS it is not only the water that can be dangerous on the Kennet & Avon Canal, but trees too, as one hire boater discovered.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Beware of Lock 1W

BOATERS considering cruising the Huddersfield Narrow from East to West should be aware of the danger of Lock 1w.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Chance to see gunpowder store

THE Wey and Arun Canal Trust will be inviting visitors to two historic buildings that are not normally open to the public during the 2011 Heritage Open Weekend in September.

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Published: 16 June 2011

Closed it!

AFTER reading our comments about the disgusting sanitary station at Kings Norton with no water, British Waterways have attended to it in its own inimitable way.

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Published: 15 June 2011

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Latest

  • Key developments from the Whitchurch Canal breach
  • Gloucester Docks closed for dredging
  • Winter works programme published
  • A further stoppage on Kennet & Avon Canal
  • Trip hazards causing tripping into canal
  • New Junction Canal could be closed for months
  • The Whitchurch Arm now closed
  • Profiteering at the expence of stranded boaters
  • Narrowboat recovered from Bath Deep Lock
  • And another...
  • Gloucester Docks still silted-up
  • Lack of water still closing waterways
  • 14 days rule suspension ends on the 1st October
  • Mercia Marina gets award for outstanding visitor experience
  • A big day for action at Whitchurch
  • Is Yorkshire closed yet?
  • Calder & Hebble Navigation reopens
  • The state of the reservoirs...
  • The site of the new leak/breach on the Llangollen Canal
  • Victor tells the cost of lack of maintenance

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