Inexperienced crew sink day hire boat
An all male inexperienced crew of 10 in a day hire boat managed to sink it in Stanstead Lock on the Lee.
Lack of water problems
THOUGH at the moment the country is covered by clouds and rain, there is annual warning about water shortages on the canals.
Llangollen breach averted
A BREACH was discovered at Grindley Brook on the Llangollen Canal on Monday, (27th July) but prompt action by British Waterways staff prevented a major stoppage.
‘Failing to display' campaign
AS PART of its continued focus on tackling licence evasion, BW has launched a network-wide ‘failing to display' campaign.
Positive response to 'third sector'
BW Chief Executive Robin Evans says the initial response and feedback from boaters, towpath visitors and other stakeholders to it becoming a 'third sector' organisation, is positive.
Boat killer gets 12 years jail
THE man who stabbed his partner and his best friend to death after he found them having sex on his narrowboat has been jailed for 12 years.
Boat lift or a wheel for Daventry
A BOAT lift or even a wheel are the preferred options for a new canal arm—at Daventry.
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.
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.
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.