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No hire boats on tidal Thames

THE Port of London Authority has asked hire companies that were encouraging hirers to use the tidal Thames to cease these operations until further notice.

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Published: 03 December 2014

CaRT's response to Coroner

IT TOOK less than three hours for Canal & River Trust (CaRT) to respond to a narrowboatworld article (CaRT ignores Coroner's Harecastle concerns), writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 03 December 2014

BWML focus on residentials

WITH the downturn in leisure boating drastically affecting many marinas, British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) are now concentrating on the more lucrative residential market, obtaining councils' planning permission throughout its marinas.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Another London mooring strategy

THE Canal & River Trust has met with local councils, boaters and residents, to develop an action plan for the Regent's Canal throughout Islington and Hackney how better to improve the towpath and manage moorings.

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Published: 03 December 2014

Towpaths for boaters

I BELIEVE that Mike Todd on the changing face of the towpaths has perhaps missed the point, writes James Henry.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Time to fight back

HAVING read the many articles posted regarding cyclists and canoeists, whilst CaRT seem to not consider this to be a problem, every licence paying boater, has at some time encountered one or the other, writes Peter Ponting.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Starting the festivities

THE Friends of the Boat Museum at Stoke Bruerne are starting the festive season with a special day next Saturday, 6th December, with boat trips, carols, live music and a procession of illuminated boats on the canal.

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Published: 02 December 2014

Repaired T&M breach leaking

THE major breach on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Dutton in September 2012 that cost over £2 millions to repair, is leaking again.
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Published: 02 December 2014

CaRT ignores Coroner's Harecastle concerns

JUST over a week ago, Canal & River Trust (CaRT) published ‘New advice regarding tunnel safety' seemingly responding to a Coroner's concerns, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 02 December 2014

What was it for?

I HAVE just come through Soulbury Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal and as I was setting a lock I saw a rope floating in the water just outside the lock gates writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 02 December 2014

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