Freight back on Aire & Calder after silly fish deaths claim
COMMON sense has prevailed with freight resumed on the Aire & Calder Navigation.
Roger Fox our new Senior Reporter
SINCE the sad demise of Alan Tilbury our Senior Reporter, the position has been vacant.
Boaters march to fight for moorings
BOATERS are to march on Canal & River Trust’s London office to fight for moorings.
Record number of general call-outs for RCR
THE rescue company River Canal Rescue (RCR) recorded a record number of general call-outs in 2021.
Leeds & Liverpool lock blockage removed
DIVERS have removed the blockage from Lock 89 at Wigan, with the navigation reopened.
Floating parade for Birmingham
A BOATING parade will be part of Birmingham's celebrations in advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
New initiative from Baldwin Trust
THE Baldwin Trust, a local volunteer run charity which provides adapted narrowboat cruises for the community in Leicestershire, has announced the launch of its new initiative, Project Waterside.
Going green through Manchester
BOATERS will find a difference when cruising the Manchester canals.
Eunice causes widespread damage
STORM Eunice resulted in hundreds of trees falling on the waterways.
Boaters being hard hit by fuel cost increases
IT IS not only marina based boaters that are being hit by higher fuel prices, but particularly continuous cruisers.