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Two more towpath attackers jailed

FOLLOWING the arrest of the towpath attackers at Islington on the Regents Canal, two more towpath attackers have been jailed.

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Published: 30 March 2010

Cube developers go bust

THE company, BuildAbility, developing the waterside Cube in Birmingham went into liquidation on Friday, after it was unable to pay sub contractors.

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Published: 29 March 2010

Bridge to create 1,600 jobs

A NEW bridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal will create 1,600 new jobs for Burnley, it is claimed.

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Published: 29 March 2010

Pit bull savaged dog

A BOATER'S dog was savagely attacked by a pit bull whilst moored by the towpath at Brighouse on the Aire & Calder last week.

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Published: 29 March 2010

Clearance on the Oxford Canal

BRITISH contractors have cleared a 580 metres by four metres wide strip along the Oxford Canal at Fenny Compton.

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Published: 26 March 2010

Not quite the same

A CHARITY bike ride to Venice—with a difference—has been completed by students to raise cash for the Canal Boat Project.

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Published: 26 March 2010

Robin Evans on crap

BRITISH Waterways' Robin Evans has joined the campaign to stop people littering the waterways  with bags of dog crap.

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Published: 26 March 2010

Unemployed for maintenance

IN AN attempt to help with the lack of maintenance of the waterways, British Waterways and Groundwork Black Country have joined to provide the unemployed to undertake some of the work.

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Published: 26 March 2010

New ale for Kennet & Avon

TO CELEBRATE the 200th anniversary of the Kennet & Avon Canal a new ale has been brewed which will be delivered today (Friday.)

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Published: 26 March 2010

Local authorities funding waterways

Local authorities are accountable to their local ratepayers, whose interests seldom extend beyond the basics of keeping essential services running, writes Paul Burke.

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Published: 25 March 2010

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