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Canal Centre re-opens

LINLITHGOW Canal Centre on the Union Canal opens for the season this Easter week-end until the end of September.

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Published: 06 April 2012

Ireland canals and rivers low too

THOUGHT by many as a country having more than its fair share of rain, this year Ireland too has had very little, with warning about navigation on its waterways.

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Published: 05 April 2012

Canal Watch extended

WITH so many problems on canal towpaths, the Canal Watch scheme is now being introduced by Staffordshire Police, to get towpath users to report suspicious activity.

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Published: 05 April 2012

MP praises Mercia Marina

THE South Derbyshire MP Heather Wheeler visited Mercia Marina recently as part of her drive to support local businesses during English Tourism Week.

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Published: 05 April 2012

Possible action over rusty bridge

WITH all the pressure on Cheshire West and Chester Council and British Waterways to do something about the rusty Sutton Swing Bridge over the Weaver, it seems action might at last be taken.

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Published: 04 April 2012

CART trustees frustrated

IN A report from the  Canal & River Trust (CART) its trustees relate that they are frustrated by its continuing delay.

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Published: 04 April 2012

Entire Kennet & Avon Canal restricted

ANOTHER waterway that will face severe restrictions after Easter is the Kennet & Avon Canal, due to 'limited water availability'.

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Published: 04 April 2012

Restrictions stop Boxmoor Festival

THE restrictions on the Grand Union Canal have been blamed for the cancellation of Boxmoor Festival, that is expected to be the first of many.

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Published: 04 April 2012

Hales to go

THE combined British Waterways and Canal & River Trust (CART) Chairman, Tony Hales has intimated that he will leave—but not yet.

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Published: 02 April 2012

Rubbish not emptied

THE rubbish bins at Wolvercote Lock on the Oxford Canal have not been emptied since January, and this is causing complaints from boaters.

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Published: 02 April 2012

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