Tuesday 6 January
Today's news from the web
- Canalside campsite proposed iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk
A RETROSPECTIVE application for a camping and caravan site close to a village pub is recommended for permission. ...
- Popular pub is voted number one expressandstar.com
An historic Walsall watering hole has been voted the number one waterside pub in the UK. The Manor Arms in Park Road, Rushall, which dates back to 1104, came top of the pile after being chosen by British Waterways. ...
- Mon & Brec firm buys new boats southwalesargus.co.uk
A £750,000 investment means a boating company can put the misery of 2008 behind it and offer holidaymakers a luxury leisure. ...
- Tributes paid to Devon canal worker thisisexeter.co.uk
Tributes have been paid to a man, who spent two decades providing horse-drawn barge trips along a Devon canal, after he lost his battle against lung cancer. ...
Saturday 20 December
Today's news from the web
- Burst canal's towpath open again news.bbc.co.uk
The towpath of a canal which suffered a catastrophic breach, flooding properties and closing a road for week, has been re-opened to the public. ...
- Plans to unlock canal tourism thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
Ambitious plans have been revealed to turn part of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal into a major heritage attraction. ...
Friday 19 December
Today's news from the web
- "Licence evasion reduced by over a third" - BW waterscape.com
British Waterways’ (BW) annual National Boat Count took place over two weeks during November. In a year that’s seen more than 140 boats seized and live Section 8 enforcement proceedings currently underway on more than 300 craft, the number of unidentified or unlicensed boats on BW waterways has reduced from 10.4% to 6.8%. ...
- Dates for the 2009 Crick Boat Show confirmed waterscape.com
The show will take place on the Grand Union Canal at Crick Marina on the May Bank Holiday weekend, 23 to 25 May 2009. ...
- Brentford houseboat owners battle British Waterways hounslowchronicle.co.uk
Defiant Brentford houseboat owners fighting British Waterways chiefs over their right to moor on a riverside wharf have won a stay of execution. ...
- Stourbridge Canal is officially re-opened waterscape.com
British Waterways has completed repair works to the Stourbridge Canal following a dramatic breach last September. ...
Thursday 18 December
Today's news from the web
- Ambitious multi-million pound plans to breath new life into Burscough Wharf osadvertiser.co.uk
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to re-develop Burscough Wharf has been unveiled. ...
- Dog stood guard for dead master middlewichguardian.co.uk
A MAN lay dead on his narrowboat for up to five days as his beloved dog guarded his body. ...
- Stroudwater vote - full details stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
Stroud District Council voted to plug a budget gap of £2.34million to secure nearly £12million from the Heritage Lottery Fund and also decided to draw up detailed plans to lead the work. ...
- Ambitious plans for Falkirk's canalside falkirkherald.co.uk
A PROJECT to regenerate an area of Falkirk is pushing ahead despite fears over the economic climate. The plans for Tamfourhill include creating a new gateway access to The Falkirk Wheel. ...
Wednesday 17 December
EA cuts licence fee rise
Good news for river boaters from the Environment Agency: licences are to rise less than originally expected.Richard Fairhurst | 1.05pm | add a comment
Today's news from the web
- Million pound marina plans revealed guardian-series.co.uk
A NEW £1.5million marina is set to change the face of the tiny village of Roydon. ...
- Canalside properties suffer from the slump thisislondon.co.uk
A two-bed canal-side modern apartment in Islington sold for £260,000 when local agents price similar homes at between £400,000 and £450,000. ...
- GlaxoSmithKline to use Grand Union Canal water as aircon hounslowchronicle.co.uk
Brentford's GlaxoSmithKline is leading the way in energy saving schemes with a new initiative that will use canal water as an alternative to air conditioning. ...
- Partnership approach taken to repair historic Coppy Bridge waterscape.com
British Waterways is working closely with Rochdale Metropolitan Council and local community groups to repair Coppy Bridge on the Rochdale Canal. ...
Tuesday 16 December
Cotswold Canals pass the final hurdle
We're delighted to report that, earlier this evening, Stroud District Council voted to take on the restoration project for the Cotswold Canals' "phase 1a" (the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn Canal from the Ocean, Stonehouse, to Brimscombe Port).Richard Fairhurst | 11.22pm | add a comment
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