New apartments to be built by Walsall Canal
A TOTAL of 70 new canal-side apartments are to be constructed by the side of the Walsall Canal.
Boater stabbed his dog then drowned her
A LIVE-ABOARD not wanting his dog any more stabbed her then threw her in the canal leaving her to drown.
Waiting to know the winter maintenance spend
I TOO had been waiting to know the winter maintenance spend, that is always heralded with much fanfare, writes T. Lang.
Monumental disaster
NICE idea [Labour could nationalise the waterways!] Allan, writes John Bamford.
Victor: No winter maintenance spend published
IT IS usually around Autumn that Canal & River Trust tells of its forthcoming winter maintenance spend, but this year—ner a whisper!
Labour could nationalise the waterways!
IT SEEMS that Bill Ridgeway, asking if Canal & River Trust could be investigated/replaced has his answer.
Wey & Arun working party star in IWA video
THE Wey & Arun Canal Trust volunteers have taken a starring role in The Inland Waterways Association’s latest safety information video.
Denham Lock deteriorated
IT HAS been discovered that Denham Lock on the Grand Union Canal has deteriorated, and will remain closed until a 'short term' solution can be found.
Anyone any ideas?
BILL Ridgeway repeats the question he asked (20/11/2019) and asks if anyone has any ideas.
Whaley Bridge warnings
Allan Richards report about the ‘drop in’ sessions at Whaley Bridge typify, in my experience, the attitude of Public Undertakings to cower behind the 'abusive' behaviour pretext, writes Martin Howes.