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Cromford wants £200,000 from council

FRIENDS of Cromford Canal have petitioned Derbyshire County Council to help with £200,000 for dredging a three quarter mile stretch of the waterway.

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Published: 15 November 2010

Boater dies at Nene bridge

A BOATER died on Saturday after his boat struck a bridge on the Nene.

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Published: 15 November 2010

Dead boater was drunk

A BOATER, nearly three times over the legal driving limit who had also been taking cannabis, fell from a balcony, and was killed.

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Published: 12 November 2010

Flasher back at Wordsley

A FLASHER exposed himself again at Wordsley by the Stourbridge Canal this week, leaving a schoolgirl distressed.

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Published: 12 November 2010

Group for Burslem Canal restoration

A GROUP has been formed to further the restoration of the Burslem Branch Canal at Middleport on the Trent & Mersey.

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Published: 12 November 2010

Chaiman refuses pertinent questions

THE magazine Waterways World organised a 'webchat' with British Waterways Chairman Tony Hales yesterday (Thursday) which was nothing more than the usual claptrap, with any controversial question being completely ignored.

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Published: 12 November 2010

Caldon closed

NAVIGATION of the Caldon Canal has been stopped owing to its bank and towpath collapsing at Hanley today (Thursday).

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Published: 11 November 2010

Incensed at radio untruths

LISTENING to a representative of British Waterways on the Radio 4 Today programme, Amy Dickerson was so incensed at what she was hearing she contacted the radio station, to put the matter straight.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Chance to own painting

MANY boaters have prints of waterway scenes on their walls, but there's a chance to obtain an original from an established waterways artist.

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Published: 11 November 2010

Thanks for saving water

BRITISH Waterways thanks all the boaters who made the effort to save water on the Birmingham Canal Navigation with the closure of its main supply during the season.

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Published: 11 November 2010

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