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Raising the money

THOUGH more than £20,000 is needed to carry out essential repairs to ensure the future of the historic ex-working narrowboat Sculptor, £12,000 has been raised.

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Published: 30 August 2010

IWA cash for restoration

THE Inland Waterways Association has given cash to help the restoration of the Wey & Arun Canal.
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Published: 30 August 2010

Buy a section of piling

A UNIQUE scheme has been devised by the Ashby Canal Association—an appeal for people to buy a section of piling.

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Published: 27 August 2010

Van dumped in canal

AFTER stealing a van, the thieves took off the handbrake and pushed it into the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Blackburn yesterday (Thursday).

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Published: 27 August 2010

Houses at Willow Grange

WILLOW Grange, the former headquarters of British Waterways was opened as a new housing complex yesterday (Thursday).
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Published: 27 August 2010

Objections to canalside development

FORMER Liberal Democrat leader, Charles Kennedy, is leading the campaign to stop a development by the Caledonian Canal.

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Published: 27 August 2010

12 boats burgled in night raid

THIEVES swooped on the moorings by the Ash Tree pub at Rugeley on the Trent & Mersey Canal in the middle of the night breaking into 12 boats.

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Published: 27 August 2010

Chaos as police close Oxford Canal

WITH the discovery of a woman's body in the Oxford Canal on Tuesday, the police cordoned off  the waterway, resulting in chaos for boaters.

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Published: 26 August 2010

Saved a bad experience

THE boater who can't cruise to the Liverpool Link, having been refused booking by BW, should actually think himself lucky. He has been saved a bad experience in my opinion, writes Janet Gunningham.

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Published: 26 August 2010

Given itself permission

WEST Northamptonshire Development Corporation has given itself permission to build facilities at its new marina  on the Nene in Northampton.

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Published: 26 August 2010

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Latest

  • Water returns to Montgomery Canal at Llanymynech
  • Breakages close waterways
  • Leicester Section closure extended
  • Who are they kidding?
  • Restoration boosts the Montgomery Canal for visitors and boating
  • Environment Agency steps in to maintain Severn levels
  • Massive length of Leicester Section closed and locked off
  • Possibility of Lancaster Canal closing
  • Hopes to have Bridgewater Canal breach repaired by December
  • Foating market this weekend at Market Drayton
  • Lack of water closes Caldon Canal
  • Four flights closed on Old Main Line
  • Boaters and businesses complain about continous closure of Erewash Canal
  • Various problems close navigations
  • Navigations reopened
  • Eleven stoppages through various reasons
  • Weevils used to kill invasive weed
  • Swans injured on Chesterfield Canal
  • Trent and Kennet & Avon reopened
  • Erewash closed again through lack of water

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