Wednesday 24 November
Today's news from the web
- Body found in canal at Rotherham Lock southyorks.police.uk
A man’s body was recovered from the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal at Rotherham Lock, Browns Cut, following a report from a member of the public shortly after 1pm today (Tuesday, 23 November). South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue assisted police to recover the body from the section of canal next to The Statutes outside Rotherham Magistrates’ Court....
- The first Kingston Bread Golf Open hailed a success surreycomet.co.uk
The inaugural British Bread Golf Open saw people hit dough balls into the River Thames on Sunday. The mad idea was the brainchild of Homage de Fromage president Robin Hutchinson. The cheese club was also behind suburban skiing, where blocks of ice were strapped to feet, giant buckaroo, and the king's soup, where the community gathered to make a giant soup for all. ...
Monday 22 November
Today's news from the web
- Highland couple used as ‘pawns’ claim pressandjournal.co.uk
A Highland couple who face being evicted from their home claim they are being used as pawns in a bidding war between their “heartless and greedy” landlord and a housing association. John and Laurence Northcote have been told they must move out of the British Waterways-owned property at Fort Augustus by February 1 because it is being put up for sale on the open market. The situation arose because the agency, which owns the Caledonian Canal, believes Malvern Cottage on Canalside is worth far more than Invergordon-based Albyn Housing Association is willing to pay for it. ...
- Highland couple used as ‘pawns’ claim pressandjournal.co.uk
A Highland couple who face being evicted from their home claim they are being used as pawns in a bidding war between their “heartless and greedy” landlord and a housing association. John and Laurence Northcote have been told they must move out of the British Waterways-owned property at Fort Augustus by February 1 because it is being put up for sale on the open market. The situation arose because the agency, which owns the Caledonian Canal, believes Malvern Cottage on Canalside is worth far more than Invergordon-based Albyn Housing Association is willing to pay for it. ...
- New bridge for the Wilts & Berks Canal kacanaltimes.blogspot.com
An historic steel bridge that was destined for the scapyard will get a new lease of life thanks to the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust. Mendip District Council donated the historic Bailey Bridge to the W&BCT because it is being replaced by a new £200,000 bridge that will be opened in January 2011. The bridge had spanned the river in Frome since 1986 - but it had to be closed to traffic in 2006 for safety reasons....
- Canal trust museum in Devizes attacked thisiswiltshire.co.uk
The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is appealing for witnesses to an incident where three windows were broken at its headquarters on Devizes Wharf on Saturday night. ...
- Boaters pay the price for unregistered craft visitanglianwaterways.co.uk
A number of boaters in Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire have been prosecuted for keeping their craft on the waterway without registering it with the Environment Agency. The boaters received fines ranging from £250 to £600 and were each ordered to pay court costs of £115. ...
- Dog owner saved after frozen canal rescue fails expressandstar.com
A man who jumped into an icy canal in to save his dog ended up being rescued by firefighters. The man leaped into the Walsall Canal off Pleck Road....
- Exhibition provides a link with the river of yesteryear henleystandard.co.uk
Escaping The City, a major new exhibition exploring the importance of the River Thames as an escape from the chaos of Victorian city life, will launch at the Henley River and Rowing Museum from December 11. The late 19th-century boating boom is a popular period of Victorian history which is explored in an exhibition for the first time. Particular attention is given to the industrialisation of London and the developments in railways which encouraged people to escape the polluted waters and disease for the cleaner, open spaces of the middle Thames. ...
Saturday 20 November
Today's news from the web
- 'Mad' driver faces £16,000 bill over car on canal stunt scotsman.com
A 'mad' driver who crashed his car through ice after driving along a frozen canal has been slammed for putting the lives of firefighters at risk and could now face a huge bill. Police described the incident as "utter madness" at the time, while Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service called it "a very reckless act". Andrew Nisbet, 25, is now facing financial ruin as a result of the crazy stunt, as British Waterways Board has sued him for the £16,000 it cost to hire a crane to recover his Peugeot from the icy water....
- Reedley Marina expansion plan burnleycitizen.co.uk
Reedley Marina could almost double in capacity after plans were submitted for a major extension. The 90-berth marina opened in 2008 and has become a big attraction for narrowboats. Bosses said it had been such a success that more capacity was needed, and now a ‘second phase’ of the scheme has been unveiled. It would see a new 76-berth marina built on vacant land next to the current site on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. ...
- Toll rises ‘could drive boaters off Norfolk Broads’ edp24.co.uk
A leading member of the Broads boating lobby has warned that toll rises being proposed could drive more boat owners off the waterways. However, Broads Authority chief executive John Packman defended the planned 5pc average rise, saying that in tough economic times the authority was “doing its best to keep tolls down while maintaining the current level of services to boaters”. And he stressed that all revenue from tolls would be strictly ring-fenced for dredging, waterways maintenance and patrols. ...
- Marinas plan could float new era of tourism menmedia.co.uk
Two marinas could be built in Rochdale as part of a plan to boost tourism in the town over the next 15 years. Planning chiefs have earmarked Littleborough and Castleton as the two most likely locations to construct the marinas alongside Rochdale Canal. It comes as the council released its Local Development Framework (LDF) document which details how the authority hopes to develop the borough over the next 15 years. ...
Friday 19 November
Today's news from the web
- Homeless man plunges into icy Thames to save woman from drowning - and gets his clothes stolen thisislondon.co.uk
A homeless man risked his life to stop a young woman drowning in the bitterly cold Thames at night — then had his clothes and tea flask stolen from the river bank where he had left them. Adan Abobaker, 37, told today of the dramatic rescue but shrugged off praise for his heroism, saying: “I only did what needed to be done.” The chef heard a passer-by screaming for help as he walked near Blackfriars Bridge on Tuesday night. “There was a woman about 20 feet away in the middle of the river,” he said. “I grabbed a life ring but it wouldn't reach so I took off my jacket and jumper, dived in and swam as fast as I could. ...
Thursday 18 November
Today's news from the web
- Canal used to tackle warehouse blaze in Lancashire bbc.co.uk
More than 80 firefighters have been tackling a blaze that has destroyed a warehouse on an industrial estate in Lancashire. Crews pumped water from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to control the fire which broke out on New Lane, Burscough at 2000 GMT on Tuesday. Twelve nearby homes and the Farmers Arms pub were evacuated overnight. ...
Wednesday 17 November
Today's news from the web
- Investigation launched after dog is found dead in canal thisiswalsallonline.co.uk
A dog was left to rot in a Great Barr canal for more than two days. A passer-by alerted the RSPCA on Sunday, November 7, after they spotted the animal in the Tame Valley Canal, off Chatsworth Avenue. Now RSPCA inspectors have launched an investigation to establish how, and why, the dog ended up in the canal. Officers say they know the dog was called Ben, as it still had a name collar on, and that the animal had been well-cared for when it was alive. ...
- Dog rescued from Lowsonford canal coventrytelegraph.net
A dog has been rescued from a canal in Lowsonford. The hound cross was wedged behind a lock ladder in a canal, Lapworth Street, Lowsonford, last Thursday, at about 11am. Luckily, RSPCA animal welfare officer, Jane Fuller, and trainee Ade Langley, were nearby and rescued the dog. Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2010/11/12/dog-rescued-from-lowsonford-canal-92746-27646323/#ixzz15WwRjrfb...
Tuesday 16 November
Today's news from the web
- Rochdale College students clean up the canal rochdaleonline.co.uk
Students from Hopwood Hall College have taken part in a volunteer day at Rochdale canal. The students are currently studying at the College’s Middleton campus on the ‘Progressions’ course, which is a course which helps learners to build up their skills to enable them to progress in their chosen area/career. They were involved in clearing the tow paths near to lock 64, not far from the Middleton Campus of the College. Trees were trimmed and undergrowth cut back, some students got to grips with the build up of moss on the old cobbles near the lock gate. ...
- British Waterways issues statement about Isis Lock waterscape.com
The recent installation of a lock landing stage at Isis Lock has been carried out by British Waterways to protect the waterway wall from damage by boat impact and improve safety. The landing stage was constructed and installed with Environment Agency consent, and in consultation with local boaters....
- Pupils’ tribute to victims of canal tragedy eveningtimes.co.uk
School pupils marked the 200th anniversary of a disaster that killed 85 people, more than half of them children. The Paisley Canal Disaster of November 10, 1810 happened a week after a horse drawn 4mph barge service was launched between Paisley and Johnstone. The tragedy happened when the Countess Of Eglinton barge capsized yards from its Paisley landing stage. It had been packed with holidaying mill workers, who had been given a day off for the Martinmass Fair. On the day 115 people were rescued from the freezing water, but 85 died, 59 of them aged under 20, with many of those children between the ages of nine and 14. Although the canal basin was only 6ft deep, it had steep sides and few people could swim. Only 10 people managed to get out....
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