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Trent hydro-electric scheme would cause drastic flooding

PLANS to install an hydro-electric plant at Sawley Weir on the Trent above Sawley Cut would necessitate raising it, which in turn would cause drastic flooding at Sawley Marina and the Cut.

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Published: 22 July 2009

Boater will be tried for manslaughter

THE man who was arrested for the killing of boater David Tweddle during a mooring argument at Garstang on the Lancaster Canal has been charged and bailed.

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Published: 22 July 2009

First signs of Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway

AT LONG last there is the first tangible signs of the proposed Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway actually taking shape.

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Published: 20 July 2009

£400 millions freight terminal

PLANNING permission has been granted for a £400 millions port and cargo hub that it is claimed will create more than 2,000 jobs.

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Published: 20 July 2009

More waterfront housing

THE latest plans for waterfront housing in on the former site of Mexborough Power Station on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation.

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Published: 20 July 2009

Aqueduct planned for the Ashby

PLANS have just been revealed for the proposals for the extension of the derelict Ashby Canal which include an aqueduct over Measham High Street.

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Published: 19 July 2009

BW Annual Report and Accounts published

BRITISH Waterways has just published its Annual Report and Accounts, and very upbeat it is too.
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Published: 18 July 2009

Lancaster death was boat rage

THE latest twist to the tragic story of the boater's death on the Lancaster Canal is that it was boat rage, with two narrowboats attempting to get into the moorings and colliding.

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Published: 17 July 2009

Death could have been over mooring rights

THE death of a boater on the Lancaster Canal as reported in narrowboatworld yesterday (Thursday) could have been about mooring rights.

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Published: 17 July 2009

Gravel barge sinks narrowboat

A NARROWBOAT has been sunk by a gravel barge on the Trent.
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Published: 17 July 2009

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