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Holiday homes for Barton Marina

IT SEEMS Barton Marina is taking over the idea of holiday homes, first mooted last year by Stenson Marina.

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Published: 02 October 2009

Helicopter to repair reservoir

MARCH Haigh reservoir in the Pennines near Marsden, supplying the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, was in urgent need of repair, but there was only an old pack horse route to it.

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Published: 02 October 2009

Making towpaths safer from cyclists

FREE bells were given to cyclists by the Eccleshill Neighbourhood Police Team and Bradford Council at Dobson Lock on the Leeds & Liverpool on Wednesday (30th September) to attempt to cut down on accidents between cyclist and pedestrians using the towpath.

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Published: 01 October 2009

Cutting down on moorings

The Trent & Mersey Canal Society magazine Grand Trunk, describes the greenfield site at Branston Bridge as ‘a very welcome and peaceful largely rural mooring', but the secretary believes  building a sports ground will further diminish rural moorings.

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Published: 01 October 2009

Lack of maintenance biting

THE deteriorating isolated section of the Montgomery Canal around Whelshpool is causing problems to businesses along the waterway due to its lack of maintenance.

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Published: 30 September 2009

Lucky escape for boater

A BOATER at Sawley Marina had a lucky escape when deadly carbon monoxide fumes leaked in his boat.
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Published: 28 September 2009

Kept in the dark

EACH Autumn British Waterways holds a General Annual Meeting. Last year the meeting was dominated by the bollard fiasco. This year any number of issues may take center stage—but when is it? Asks Allan Richards.

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Published: 28 September 2009

Attempting to stop towpath crime

SUCH is the level of crime and anti-social behaviour on the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal around Pendle, that a pioneering scheme has been started to attempt to combat it.

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Published: 28 September 2009

Where is it?

PETE Jones recently discovered an old family photograph, he believes from the turn of the century, showing his grandfather, and would really like to identify the canal side location.

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Published: 28 September 2009

Was it rescued?

While refurbishing their utility room, Geoff Bennett tells us, he came across this  picture.

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Published: 25 September 2009

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