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Keeping up the tradition

LONG standing readers may well remember Mr Asbo the vicious swan on the Cam in Cambridge.

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Published: 04 June 2020

Three days to get off the Leeds & Liverpool

THE notice that Canal & River Trust is giving a 'window' for boaters to move on/off the Leeds & Liverpool Canal shows there is no intention of an early re-opening.

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Published: 04 June 2020

White Mills cancels its July Open Day

SINCE its beginning the Open Days at White Mills Marina have been great attractions, but alas the one for July is cancelled.

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Published: 04 June 2020

Teenager robbed on canal towpath

THE police are investigating a robbery on the Basingstoke Canal towpath with an appeal for witnesses.

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Published: 04 June 2020

Sunk van pulled out at last

IT WAS way back in early April that a man drove a van into the Thames at Oxford.

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Published: 04 June 2020

Pavements not wide enough for social distancing

NEW maps show that pavements in the UK are not wide enough for social distancing—that includes towpaths.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Swan's remaining cygnet shot dead

THE only cygnet of a pair of swans on the Grand Union Canal has been shot dead.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Another Northern waterway closed

ADDING to the Northern waterways already closed through lack of water the Calder & Hebble Navigation joins them.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Boats grounding on Trent and Soar

LOW water levels on both the Trent and Soar rivers are causing boats to ground.

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Published: 03 June 2020

Bridge works closes Thames for two week-ends

WORK on widening the M4 motorway bridge over the Thames will close it for navigation for the next two week-ends.

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Published: 03 June 2020

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