Wednesday 9 September
Today's news from the web
- Volunteers return to tackle invasive weed waterscape.com
Waterways volunteers from Leicester City Council, the Environment Agency and British Waterways will once again attempt to remove an invasive weed from the River Soar in Leicester. ...
- Old boatyard transformed into kids' centre hemeltoday.co.uk
Bikers are getting their hands dirty by saving a derelict boatyard and transforming it into a centre for teenagers. ...
Monday 7 September
Today's news from the web
- Crackdown on fishing at Bridgwater docks thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
Waterside neighbours at Admirals Wharf contacted the Mercury to describe how their lives are being made a misery by the anti-social behaviour of illegal fishermen at the docks - who camp in tents outside the flats overnight. ...
- Leicestershire's 'neglected' waterways thisisleicestershire.co.uk
The River Soar and Grand Union Canal Strategy aims to regenerate key areas along a 23-mile stretch from Kilby Bridge, near Wigston, to Loughborough. The ambitious strategy, commissioned by the Waterways Trust and British Waterways, is set to be endorsed by Leicestershire County Council's cabinet tomorrow. ...
- ‘Party-syllte’ event celebrates world heritage status waterscape.com
Boat owners and visitors are being urged to join in a gala day to celebrate the success of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in its newly won World Heritage Site status. ...
- Canal work wins £2,000 lotto prize expressandstar.com
A project to restore Stourport’s canal basins has been crowned a winner in this year’s national lottery awards - scooping a trophy and cash. ...
Friday 4 September
Today's news from the web
- Are farmers stealing water from the Chichester Canal? sussexexpress.co.uk
Concerns have been raised for the Chichester Canal after water levels fell dramatically again this week. ...
- At last - Vale Royal Locks are being repaired nce.co.uk
“It’s like piecing together a jigsaw but not knowing how many pieces you should have or where they fit in,” is how site agent Dave Jones sums up a £2M job that Morrison Construction is currently undertaking for British Waterways at Vale Royal Locks in Cheshire. ...
- Boat sinks on K&A newburytoday.co.uk
Meanwhile earlier in the day, salvage teams were called out to re-float a barge near Padworth that had sunk on Saturday night. The striken barge, named Muskrat, started sinking for reasons that were not obvious to the three man crew - who abandoned their vessel by swimming to the bank before watching it sink to the bottom of the canal. ...
- Speed guns out on the Thames visitthames.co.uk
Speeding boats can destroy riverbanks, wildlife habitats and can be incredibly dangerous for other river users. But now the Environment Agency has cracked down on speeders on the River Thames by checking the speed of passing crafts. Environment Agency officers used a laser -operated speed gun which takes the speed of vessels navigating along the river. Speed checks were undertaken at two locations on Cliveden Reach between Maidenhead and Cookham. ...
- Leak shuts Huddersfield Narrow penninewaterways.co.uk
A leak, described as "serious", has shut the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Lock 14e, between Slaithwaite and Milnsbridge. The canal bank has not actually breached and there is no visible damage to the canal, but the serious leak developed on Tuesday night, with water escaping from just above the lock into the nearby Ramsden Mill. An employee of Trojan Plastics said that it sounded like a waterfall and that at one point there was around two feet of water inside the building. ...
Tuesday 1 September
Today's news from the web
- Voles cause Chichester canal restoration to grind to a halt westsussextoday.co.uk
Small, furry animals have caused the long-running restoration project at Chichester's 187-year-old canal to grind to a temporary halt. ...
- Canal group wants help to build new Derby cycleway thisisderbyshire.co.uk
A HERITAGE group that wants to build a new cycleway for Derbyshire is calling for help from businesses after its plans were hit by the credit crunch. The Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust wants to build the track, at a cost of between £700,000 and £1m, along the route of the former waterway. ...
- Narrowboat sunk in canal readingchronicle.co.uk
Three young men had to abandon ship last night when the narrowboat they were on started to sink. The men in their twenties were treated by paramedics after swimming to safety from the boat in the Kennet and Avon Canal at Padworth. ...
- Rowers to take to the Thames for Great River Race richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk
The River Thames will be awash with rowers as crews from all over the world fight it out in the annual Great River Race. ...
- Rochdale towpath to be upgraded? halifaxcourier.co.uk
Interpretational boards, information signs and a series of picnic benches and bins could be installed along an 11 mile stretch of the Rochdale Canal between Sowerby Bridge and Walsden. ...
Friday 28 August
Today's news from the web
- Towpath upgraded in Northwich midcheshirechronicle.co.uk
Students starting the new academic year at Sir John Deane’s College and Kingsmead School can now safely use a green, traffic-free route along the River Weaver. As part of a wider partnership project, British Waterways has delivered over two kilometres of upgraded towpath from the A556 blue bridge at Hartford through to Northwich town centre. ...
- Canal drained as vandals open locks in Leicester thisisleicestershire.co.uk
Residents in Westminster Drive and Grosvenor Close, in Glen Parva, Leicester, woke yesterday morning to find the canal near their homes had drained away. A mile-and-a-half stretch of waterway had almost vanished after the wreckers forced open lock gates near Westminster Drive, letting the water rush downhill. ...
- BW reservoir could host five wind turbines northamptonchron.co.uk
A reservoir in Northamptonshire could become home to five wind turbines after it was announced a survey will be carried out into the feasibility of the project. ...
- Canal Music takes the scenic route guardian.co.uk
Burton and Knapp are rehearsing for a joint tour that will travel up the once-thriving trade route of the canal from London to Birmingham. They'll be performing the concerts on the boat, too, with the audience watching from the towpath. ...
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