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Yobs drain Wolverhampton Flight

YOBS have managed to obtain anti-vandal keys and drain the entire Wolverhampton Flight of 21 locks.

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Published: 19 June 2015

Damage limitation?

THERE seems to be little point in maintaining the continuous moorer debate since it is getting nowhere, writes Kevin McNiff.

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Published: 18 June 2015

Change at Paddington Basin?

WE HAVE  moored a number of times over the past four years at Paddington Basin, and the developers' security are very much in charge on a day-to-day basis, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 18 June 2015

So much for the 'important' vegetation

WELL, almost on cue, the towpath maintenance gang have arrived to 'decimate' the canalside vegetation, less than one month since they were last here, writes John Hall.

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Published: 18 June 2015

Solving the London problem

CONCERNING the moorings at Paddington Basin. First of all, for the last four or five years it's always been the case for us that there have been only one or two spaces left and sometimes one has to hang around up by the underground entrance and wait for a gap to appear. Very normal for London, writes Neil Trevithick.

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Published: 18 June 2015

RCR out on top

AS REGULAR readers will know we are not too enamoured by the many awards being given these days by so many organisations, but there is one award we feel is of significance, especially in view of recent comments and it concerning boaters.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Email: Issue for local councils

Well said Robert Hawkins (A local problem). CaRNT can't cope with the waterways' problems (lock failures and the like).

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Published: 17 June 2015

Boat sunk on purpose

THIS boat is completely blocking the Worcester & Birmingham Canal at Alvechurch, with it understood that it was sunk on purpose.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Time running out

TIME is running out for Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to file a defence in the case brought against it by Leigh Ravenscroft, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 17 June 2015

Low attendance for Council meeting

FOLLOWING a Canal & River Trust Council meeting in March, a review of attendance levels is to be carried out, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 17 June 2015

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