narrowboatworld
  • Home
  • Information
  • Contact Us
  • Hire Guide

Voting for CART opens today

VOTING opens today for boaters to elect the four that will represent licence holders on the Canal & River Trust's National Council.
Details
Published: 08 February 2012

Wildlife comes first

WITH the guidance of British Waterways £174,000 is being spent on the Calder & Hebble Navigation—but on wildlife.

Details
Published: 08 February 2012

Hope for Middlewich Narrowboats

THOUGH Middlewich Narrowboats was one of the hire company's hit by the boating recession, and went into liquidation, it has been rescued.

Details
Published: 08 February 2012

Waste facilities locked

WASTE facilities at Sawley Marina, including recycling and Elson areas have been locked to prevent non-British Waterways Marinas Ltd  customers using them.

Details
Published: 08 February 2012

Twin threat to Mon & Brec

THREE winters after the reopening of the Monmouthshire  & Brecon Canal (Mon & Brec) due to its breach, it is in a parlous state with 300 known leaks.

Details
Published: 08 February 2012

Cotswold Canals want £20m

A VITAL link in the Cotswold Canals restoration is that between Stonehouse and Saul on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.

Details
Published: 06 February 2012

Weaver Bridge rumbles on

THE neglected condition of the swing bridge at Sutton over the Weaver has often been aired in narrowboatworld, but with little response from British Waterways other than it will cost too much to put right.

Details
Published: 06 February 2012

Shobnall Marina reopens

I'm pleased to able to inform boaters in the region that the facilities have now reopened at Shobnall Marina on the Trent & Mersey at Burton on Trent, writes Ralph Freeman.

Details
Published: 06 February 2012

A new columnist

MANY boaters cruising the Staffs & Worcs Canal will have seen or called at Oxley Marine, and perhaps met its owner Orph Mable, whom we are very pleased to welcome as our new columnist. As as a boat yard owner he will undoubtedly have a different view point on waterway matters.

Details
Published: 05 February 2012

Plans for Chichester Ship Canal

ONCE again there are plans to reconnect the Chichester Ship Canal with the sea, and to develop the canal basin.

Details
Published: 03 February 2012

Page 1120 of 1328

  • 1115
  • 1116
  • 1117
  • 1118
  • 1119
  • 1120
  • 1121
  • 1122
  • 1123
  • 1124

Latest

  • Walsall Canal still closed by obstruction
  • Another Customer Service Facility relocated
  • Knowle Locks Customer Service Facility relocated
  • Leaking locks on the Erewash
  • The trust gets lottery money to carry out winter works
  • Work going ahead on Wilts & Berks Canal through Swindon
  • Huddersfield Broad Lock 2 reopened
  • The wrong fuel
  • Parcelforce driver followed sat nav sending him along towpath
  • Fly tipping creating a canal 'grot spot'
  • No water for Erewash—again!
  • Another one week only navigation
  • Two wasted attempts to ride the boat lift
  • Culvert repair to take five months
  • Watford to Foxton open at last
  • Lock side toll office being sold
  • Victor tells—"I don't believe it!"
  • New spectacular footbridge over Erewash Canal
  • Still another bridge damaged by vehicle
  • Leicester Section open for a week

Search