Cold weather prompts alarms at locks

Narrowboats outside

THOUGH as we reported there is  a scarcity  of narrowboats in the hall of the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, there are eight on display outside.

Sixth Walton Bridge

IT SEEMS the Thames at Walton is to get its sixth Walton Bridge after a public enquiry approved its design.

Lack of narrowboats at boat show

THE big London International Boat Show, claims 70 new product launches, but no narrowboats amongst them.

Death mystery half solved

IT HAS been reported that 20 police officers were drafted in to investigate the death of a man found on the towpath of the canal at Newport, which is now half solved.

No Wendover Festival

THE Wendover/Tring Canal Festival will not be going ahead this year as a suitable site cannot be found, Mike Griffin tells us.

Canal search for missing man

AN UNDERWATER search team is searching both the Rother and the Chesterfield Canal for a man missing since Christmas Eve.

Marina denying contract

BOATER Jim Shead tells us that the people at Great Haywood Marina are denying the existence of a contract he remembers signing for a berth in 2007.

Massive drop in visitor numbers

BRITISH Waterways' Jonathan Ludford (Email: Visitors and visits) should be congratulated for explaining the difference between visits and visitors, writes Allan Richards.

Sunken boat could pollute Cam

THOUGH neighbouring boaters have been warning about the threat of pollution from a sinking boat in the Cam, nothing has been done.