Having just read Victor's excellent review of his cruise along the Shroppie I must correct his figure obtained from CaRT of 300,000,000 visitors to our canal system last year.
- Details
- Details
THE new trend these days it seems is packing bodies in suitcases and throwing them into canals, with another being found in the waterway at Little Venice in London.
- Details
AS VICTOR stated during his recent cruise, when there is only a single paddle working, it brings stoppage that much nearer—or words to that effect.
- Details

ONE boater not wishing to cruise or pay any fees to Canal & River Trust has negotiated with a farmer to dig out a hole by the Oxford Canal summit, writes Kevin McNiff.
- Details
THE canal & River Trust (CaRT) has had a poor financial year, causing it to revise downwards £58 millions of expected future income, writes Allan Richards.
- Details
IT WAS in the days of British Waterways when there was a venture into sculptures around the waterways with the most famous being one of the two on the Ribble Link, both being in wood and both quickly rotting away.
- Details
IN THIS time of political turmoil and during the run up to the election, it is a time with the various political parties each wanting to be in the broadcast debates, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
- Details
- Details
WITH the improved weather and longer days now with us it seems the local ‘Yoof' have found a new way to entertain themselves, writes Orph Mable.
- Details