THE fourth national Sea Shanty Festival will take place at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, coinciding with the Annual Boat Gathering.
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THE latest auction by Canal & River Trust included the infamous floating office, Brunel moored at Paddington Basin in London that was created as an investment.
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THE Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) people are asking boaters to increase their vigilance and stay aware of the risks of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning, after more deaths.
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WE HAVE become used to village shops closing and thereby inconveniencing hungry boaters. Good news! The last remaining shop in Stoke Golding on the Ashby Canal has reopened, writes Ian Reid.
EVERY year on the first Saturday in July a half marathon race is organised between Wolverhampton and Birmingham with runners following the course of the Birmingham Canal Main Line, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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IN THE space of three years, container traffic on the Manchester Ship Canal has risen from around 3,000 to nearly 15,000 sailings—resulting in an exceptional decrease in the number of lorry journeys.
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THE Canal & River Trust (CaRT) has admitted that it has no policy for dealing with vulnerable people, writes Allan Richards.
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LEAKING for many years, and the subject of many complaints from boaters, the lock gates at both Bank Newton and Gargrave on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal are being repaired.
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THE Leeds & Liverpool Canal is closed for the rest of the month between Bridges 130 and 130A in Burnley.
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THE Veolia Environmental Trust, that gives money for community and environmental projects from the Landfill Fund has awarded the River Stour Trust £40,000 that will be used to install lock gates.
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