Canal & River Trust want your views
THE Canal & River Trust has invited a third of boat licence holders to complete a short survey asking for views on the Trust and the upkeep of its waterways.
Coxhead Swing Bridge back in use
THE Canal & River Trust have Coxhead Swing Bridge (20) back is use.
Two drownings in Trent & Mersey at Swarkestone
FOLLOWING on the news that the body of Mohammed Ishtyaq was pulled from the Trent & Mersey Canal near Swarkestone comes news of a woman also drowned in the canal.
Good news for the Macc
THE repairs to the collapsed embankment on the Macclesfield Canal are progressing well, Canal & Rivel Trust inform us.
Stoppage notice senders should know better
I UNDERSTAND I have had complaints on Twitter about my referring to the River Canal Rescue name change in a CaRT stoppage notice, it only being a slight error, writes James Henry.
The inability to plan an extended cruise
Several months ago you requested information on boaters who had been approached for a survey by the Canal & River Trust, write Stewart and Kerry, of Nb Blue Griffin.
Has River Canal Rescue changed its name?
READING the stoppage notice from the Canal & River Trust I notice that the rescue company has had a name change, writes James Henry.
Another canal drowning
A WOMAN was pulled from the Kennet & Avon Canal in Devizes yesterday (Thursday) and rushed to hospital.
Broken sewer closes Grand Canal
IF YOU are one of those that take boating holidays on the Irish canals, its Grand Canal has a stoppage until June.
Bridge at repair suffers damage
THE Stoppage on the Caldon Canal to Hazelhurst Bottom Lock has had to be extended as the accommodation bridge has collapsed.