A NARROWBOAT owner took pity on a man who advertised on the internet that he wanted to try the lifestyle of boating, but he sank the boat by leaving the weed hatch off.
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THOUGH the Telford Support Group, part of the Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust, was awarded £95,000 towards its Wappenshall Wharf project in January of this year, the funders have now put the award on hold.
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A MAN'S body discovered at Woodham Lock at West Byfleet in the Basingstoke Canal is being treated as 'suspicious' by the police.
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ACTON Swing Bridge that carries the busy A59 over the Weaver is to reopen after a £1.5 million repair project.
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A BULGE appearing on one of the narrow lock sides of the Staffs & Worcs Canal is very likely to cause an extended stoppage in the future.
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I EXPECT I had better give you the bad news first—no narrowboatworld updates until next weekend.
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THE unexpected closure of the Birmingham Main Line yesterday, Friday, by the 'serious faults' of a bridge over the waterway brought the possibility of a long stoppage whilst it was repaired.
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A NEW canal section forming the eastern gateway to Scotland’s Forth & Clyde Canal has been given a royal seal of approval after being officially named in honour of the Queen.
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WHAT is it all about with the Canal & River Trust these days, where is it going? Asks James Henry.
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VOLUNTEERS from the Waterway Recovery Group will be returning for the last time to the railway embankment which blocks the Montgomery Canal at Pant, near Llanymynech.
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