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Don't dare ask for food

IF YOU are on the South Oxford Canal during next week's popular half term cruising time, don't dare ask for food in the Red Lion by Cropredy Lock, or you will most likely be thrown out!

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Published: 23 October 2014

Richard Parry answers

THE Chief Executive of the Canal & River Trust held an open meeting this month at Milton Keynes with boaters, and here are the questions you asked and his replies:

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Published: 23 October 2014

Partnership wants 13 new members

THE  Canal and River Trust (CaRT) West Midlands Waterways Partnership (WMMP) is asking for no less than 13 new members, writes Allan Richards.
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Published: 23 October 2014

Took action on speeding boat

UPON seeing the picture of the speeding boat Grace, Howard Davies of Napton Narrowboats, its owners, told that this is a problem with a minority of all boaters of course and to a certain extent with a hire boat, at least we can take some action to rectify the behaviour, and explained:

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Published: 23 October 2014

Marina helps the deaf

CHURCH Minshull Aqueduct Marina has raised over £1,500 for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, writes Chris Owen-Roberts.

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Published: 23 October 2014

Making a difference

THE article concerning Emma's Dream, that was published in narrowboatworld has certainly helped the charity.

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Published: 22 October 2014

What's the rush?

I CAN'T  help but think speeding boaters are just not understanding the problem, writes Maffi Oxford.
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Published: 22 October 2014

After 16 years...

LIKE your other contributors are telling, we too have now finished a season on the waterways, our sixteenth, writes Holden Squires.

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Published: 22 October 2014

Stabbed at Thames-side park

A MAN was stabbed on the grounds of the Thames-side park at Abingdon yesterday (Sunday) evening, and died from his injuries.

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Published: 20 October 2014

Another idiot

THE German Nico von Lerchenfel, thinks he is rather clever 'wakeboarding' the London canals for three days, leaping over lock gates into empty locks and such like.

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Published: 20 October 2014

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Latest

  • Lack of oxygen kills Kennet & Avon Canal fish
  • Staffs & Worcs closed until May
  • Open Day to review Chesterfield Canal Lock repair
  • Flood warning on the Trent
  • Water, water, everywhere
  • Still no paddles for lock on Glasson Branch
  • More problems at Penkridge Lock
  • Two repairs will take longer than first expected
  • More problems with Bidford Bridge over the Avon
  • Two more 'winter works' cancelled
  • Good news for Canal & River Trust
  • Lee Navigation lock remains closed to navigation
  • Café turns to cyclists as it has fewer boaters
  • Swing bridge and paddle failures
  • Paddle hubs encourage people on to the Birmingham canals
  • Two more 'winter works' added
  • Source of Chesterfield Canal pollution still not found
  • Keadby Lock is still closed
  • Canal & River Trust's greater enforcement powers is not the answer
  • New top gates for flight lock

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