narrowboatworld
  • Home
  • Information
  • Contact Us
  • Hire Guide

Okay for barn owns

BARN OWLS are doing well on the Aire & Calder Navigation, with five broods now identified along the waterway.

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Falling tree hits steerer

A TREE blown down by high winds struck the steerer of a narrowboat near Linslade on the Grand Union Canal putting the woman in hospital.

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Houses before marinas

A PARISH Council has objected to plans to build a marina unless the plans to build houses around it are passed first.

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Speeding cyclist hits NbW columnist

WITH all those speeding cyclists making the towpaths so dangerous, it just had to happen—one of our columnist getting hit by one.

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Kennet & Avon could be upgraded

THERE is the possibility that the Kennet & Avon Canal will be officially upgraded as a 'cruiseway' from its present status as a 'remainder' waterway.
Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Little hope for the Monty

DAVE HANCOCK seems to be rather pessimistic about the restoration of the Monty. Unfortunately so are we, writes Ruth Cragg.

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Won't be restored in a hurry

Concerning the anglers halting the restoration of Lock 3 on the Lagan Canal, David Davis writes that sadly he can't see the full Lagan Navigation being restored in a hurry—as in the 1950s they used its route to build about 10 miles of the M1 motorway!

Details
Published: 19 July 2010

Two more pictures wanted

THOUGH the Gallery category State of the waterways has only been running for  a few weeks, it has attracted 98 photographs from boaters concerned about the deteriorating state of the waterways. (Wrote too soon—now 102 105!)

Details
Published: 16 July 2010

Derwent Mouth Lock being repaired

FOR MANY months narrowboatworld has been campaigning about the ever deteriorating state of a top gate of Derwent Mouth Lock where the Trent & Mersey Canal leaves the Trent.

Details
Published: 16 July 2010

Search for descendants

THE SEARCH is on for the descendants of the eight signatories of the petition for a waterway connecting the Grand Union Canal with the River Great Ouse.

Details
Published: 16 July 2010

Page 1308 of 1383

  • 1303
  • 1304
  • 1305
  • 1306
  • 1307
  • 1308
  • 1309
  • 1310
  • 1311
  • 1312

Latest

  • Ordered to move off illegal moorings
  • Tuel Hill Lock closed for two weeks
  • Low water levels closing navigations
  • Severn lock fault identified
  • Tourism and the Montgomery Canal require careful management.
  • Leeds water taxi back in business
  • Continuing problem with Huddersfield Narrow lock paddle
  • Boaters urged to save water this summer
  • Cosgrove Canal Festival is back in July
  • Contractors to blame
  • Bosley Flight still closed
  • Lack of water closes Rochdale
  • More waterway closures
  • New venue for canal concerts
  • Ware Lock on Lee Navigation still closed
  • Problems at Keadby Lock
  • Narrowboat tipped over as vandals empty pound
  • Hot weather closes swing bridge
  • Reason for major leak in Scottish aqueduct
  • Getting good trade at canal market

Search