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Email: The right of others

I too share the views, without exception, expressed by Anne Sibley in her email 'Trying to give help' earlier today.

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Published: 30 September 2011

Email: Trying to give help

There is quite a lot I could say about the email 'Ashamed', but maybe it is enough to make comment that anyone could be so critical of anyone who is trying to give any help whatsoever to a fellow citizen, must have a pretty jaundiced view of life.

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Published: 29 September 2011

Swimmer could have Weil's Disease

THOUGH many people swim our waterways to raise money for charity, it is a risky business.

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Published: 28 September 2011

Another mill to go

USING the reason that turning Abbey Mill in Leicester into flats would be too expensive, the developers now want to demolish it and build appartments instead.

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Published: 28 September 2011

Who is kidding who?

BOTH British Waterways and The Environment Agency are wanting to recruit volunteer lock keepers, with one working on the Thames too good to be true!

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Published: 28 September 2011

Floating Pennywort back

THE quick growing weed Floating Pennywort was back on the Lancaster Canal in Preston, with 10 tones a day having to be cleared from the waterway.

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Published: 28 September 2011

Email: Ashamed

Narrowboatworld, I'm ashamed of you! That you would want to publish that there's such a thing as a ‘Senior Waterways Chaplain' and not comment?

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Published: 28 September 2011

Seven hours battle with cows

IT TOOK firefighters seven hours to get two cows out of the Severn after they had fallen into the water.

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Published: 28 September 2011

Mr Asbo is back!

OH DEAR! The infamous swan, named Mr Asbo is back on the Cam in Cambridge, once again taking up battle with the rowers.

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Published: 28 September 2011

Email: doesn't freeze

Further to Ralph's comments about the water supply to the Staffs & Worcs, there is also a discharge on the Shroppie, adjacent to the water point at Autherley Junction.

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Published: 28 September 2011

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