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Yobs sink boat with hosepipe

IT IS amazing what yobs will do to damage boats, with the latest being the use of an hosepipe to fill a boat with water until it sank.

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Published: 13 October 2011

Keep your horses safe

THREE times in three days firefighters were called to rescue horses which had become stuck in waterways around Worcester.

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Published: 13 October 2011

Dredging causes dead fish

WHAT could be a great set-back to dredging the waterways, is that is has caused dead fish in Aylesbury Basin.

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Published: 12 October 2011

Anglers and cyclists fall out

A TOWPATH cyclist, annoyed by an angler who had his rod across the towpath, argued with him then pushed him into the waterway.

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Published: 12 October 2011

Doubts about more Kelpies

THERE are plans to erect another pair of Kelpies—the 30ft horse heads at the Falkirk Wheel—on a proposed lift bridge at Grangemouth, but there is opposition to the development.

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Published: 12 October 2011

Considerable support for Chesterfield Canal

THE Heritage Lottery Fund has been proved wrong in its assumption that the restoration of the Chesterfield Canal did not hold much heritage value or public support.

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Published: 12 October 2011

Cyclist dies in Bridgewater Canal

A WOMAN has been discovered dead in the Bridgewater Canal near Lymm, with her cycle nearby.

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Published: 10 October 2011

Extending Whitchurch Arm

THE Whitchurch Waterway Trust have put forward proposals to extend the arm into the town to create a new basin with moorings.

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Published: 10 October 2011

Boats vandalised

THE police have warned boat owners on the Driffield Canal to be wary of an organised gang of thieves targeting boats on the waterway.

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Published: 10 October 2011

Open weekend at Diglis locks

BRITISH Waterways is inviting members of the public to a special open weekend at Diglis Locks on the Severn to see first-hand what it takes to keep the waterways working.

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Published: 10 October 2011

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