BOATER Brian Phillips reminds readers that the British Waterways licence increase is not a done deal, and there is a consultation open until the 31st January 2011.
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The Hotel Boat section of the Association of Pleasure Craft Operators (APCO) has awarded their prestigious Lock Keeper of the Year award for 2009/10 to the Liverpool Link Team, Harry Arnold tells us.
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THE winter maintenance work is still carrying on despite the snow and ice at present covering the waterways.
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WITH marina operators losing boats as never before, those on the overcrowded Oxford Canal are worried at the proposals for yet another massive marina.
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THE man living in a tent at Wolvercote Lock on the Oxford Canal says he is expecting to die there.
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THERE'S now ice on the waterways, and of course people believe it can hold their weight, but it cannot so they are having to be rescued.
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HERE is the tale of a 'continuous cruiser' that has complained to his local MP claiming 'victimisation' and 'harassment' by one of BW's Enforcement Officers, writes Ralph Freeman.
A NEW notice has been produced to attempt to counteract the bad publicity concerning the state of the waterways.
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AGAINST massive objections, the controversial plans for a 199 berths marina complex on the Staffs & Worcs Canal at Swindon have been recommended for approval by council officers.
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AFTER the success of the cruises of the past four years it is the intention of the Society to hold a cruise again this year to encourage boaters to explore the Birmingham Canal Navigations prior to the Canal Festival at Pelsall.
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