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Trent restocked after pollution

AFTER cyanide was leaked into the Trent below Stoke, it was discovered there were no living fish in a 700 metres stretch of water.

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Published: 16 December 2009

Bude Canal gets MP's support

THE Bude Canal Trust has now had the support of an MP in its endeavours to promote the waterway's restoration.

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Published: 16 December 2009

British Waterways for sale

BRITISH Waterways is being offered in a auction on Ebay, with the first bid now in.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Renishaw canal restoration on DVD

A DVD of the Chesterfield Canal restoration at Renishaw has just been released by Compress Media.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Towpath Tidy again

IT'S A little early for a Spring Clean, but British Waterways has announced its Towpath Tidy fortnight for next year.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Knife wielding gang on the Regent's

THE POLICE have issued a warning for towpath walkers to be aware of a knife wielding gang of teenagers operating on the towpath of the Regents Canal.

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Published: 14 December 2009

Off to a good start

THE new Droitwich Canals' Restoration Partnership event, part of BBC Breathing Places Tree O'Clock— part of a national attempt to plant a record number of trees in just one hour, was off to a good start.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Jail again for K&A boater

BOATER Justin McDonald is back in prison after  admitting possession of drugs and a CS gas canister at his narrowboat at Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Terrorists on the Thames

POLICE are warning boaters on the Thames to report any unusual activity believing terrorists could be using the river.

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Published: 11 December 2009

Under threat again

THE unique overhang warehouse at Brentford on the Grand Union Canal is under threat of demolition once again.

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Published: 10 December 2009

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Latest

  • 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
  • Bridgewater Canal breach stabilisation completed
  • Maintenance Team volunteers needed
  • Clearing the water on accessible healthcare for boaters
  • Collapsed culvert keeps Staffs & Worcs Canal closed
  • Long closure caused by building demolition
  • Just one puppy lived of three dumped on canal towpath
  • Could be a long stoppage at Kennet & Avon lock
  • How the boat rescue was undertaken
  • Rain, rain and more rain
  • Two problems at Keadby Lock
  • Boaters emptying cassette toilets into canal
  • Stoke-on-Trent museums at risk
  • Seven months closure ends
  • Moorers taking part in Dogs Behaving Very Badly
  • Another quickie
  • Illegal floating encampment activity removed

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