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Another boat company goes

BOATERS are likely to have difficulty in either getting boats built or getting repairs in the future as more and more boat service companies go out of business.

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Published: 12 January 2012

Waterway fenced off

THE section of the canal where a eight years old boy went through undergrowth, fell into the water and drowned has been fenced off.

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Published: 12 January 2012

Teenager in canal dies

A TEENAGER was discovered in Limehouse Cut, and pulled out of the water, but later died.

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Published: 12 January 2012

Income from Clarence Dock

Readers might like some further information about the Clarence Dock development writes Stuart Mills, British Waterways Director of Property.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Bridge target in sight

THE target for money to improve the appearance of the Loxwood High Street canal bridge is in sight.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Free publicity for your event

IF YOUR club or association is organising a waterway event this year, then take advantage of free publicity in narrowboatworld.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Chesterfield Canal basin filled

STAVELEY Town Basin on the Chesterfield Canal is now full of water, it taking three weeks over the Christmas period to fill slowly through a six inch pipe from a temporary dam.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Lowering GU levels today

BRITISH Waterways is today (Wednesday) lowering water levels on the five miles section of the Tring summit of the Grand Union Canal 'to save water in advance of the main boating season'.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Setting it straight

CANAL & River Trust transition trustee, John Dodwell has contradicted the account given by David Bruce, President of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, of British Waterways' joint pub venture.

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Published: 11 January 2012

Grand Union summit closed

THE many warning concerning the lack of maintenance and subsequent closure of waterways is becoming a reality, with the closure of the Grand Union Tring summit pound due to leakage.

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Published: 09 January 2012

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