HRH Prince Charles transported by work boat

THE heritage work boat Scorpio had its ten minutes of glory when it carried HRH Prince Charles for a short journey on the Coventry Canal.

Rochdale Nine still closed

THE damaged tail gate on Lock 91 on the Rochdale Nine has not yet been repaired.

Will they ever learn?

TIME and time again a navigation is closed as a vehicle driver attempts to discover if it floats.

The 'Times' berates the Lycra Louts on the towpaths

THE Times writer Matthew Parris took the Lycra Louts to tasks in his Notebook column in the newspaper.

'The Boat' back in business at Catherine-de-Barnes

TAKING advantage of the coronavirus lockdown it's a new look Boat pub at Catherine-de-Barnes on the Grand Union Canal.

Teenager caught on mobile kicking old man into the Mersey

A TEENAGER had little option but to plead guilty after being filmed kicking a 74 years old into the Mersey.

Victor shows the incompetence of CaRT's culvert repairs

Another Regent's Canal stoppage

FOLLOWING the stoppage by the failure of Kentish Town Lock on Monday there is another stoppage on the Regent's Canal.

New born baby found in Wyrley & Essington Canal

THE body of a two days old baby boy was yesterday, Thursday, found in Walsall Canal.

Droitwich key mystery solved

Following our problems with the new padlock on the Droitwich Barge Lock swing bridge not working with old BWB keys I decided to perform an experiment, writes Richard Attwood.