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Sunk van pulled out at last

IT WAS way back in early April that a man drove a van into the Thames at Oxford.

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Published: 04 June 2020

Pavements not wide enough for social distancing

NEW maps show that pavements in the UK are not wide enough for social distancing—that includes towpaths.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Swan's remaining cygnet shot dead

THE only cygnet of a pair of swans on the Grand Union Canal has been shot dead.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Another Northern waterway closed

ADDING to the Northern waterways already closed through lack of water the Calder & Hebble Navigation joins them.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Boats grounding on Trent and Soar

LOW water levels on both the Trent and Soar rivers are causing boats to ground.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Bridge works closes Thames for two week-ends

WORK on widening the M4 motorway bridge over the Thames will close it for navigation for the next two week-ends.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Anti social behaviour causes river fencing

THE area between the River Great Ouse towpath and Ely Maltings is to be fenced off.

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Published: 03 June 2020

The real reason for not closing the towpaths over coronavirus

IS CART planning to transfer the responsibility of looking after the towpaths onto the local councils, asks Keith Gudgin?

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Published: 02 June 2020

Rochdale Canal closed again

THE Rochdale Canal is closed yet again, this time by another pump failure.

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Published: 02 June 2020

Nervous about reservoir safety?

Regarding water shortages due to low reservoir levels, writes David Pullen.

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Published: 02 June 2020

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