Wednesday 23 July
Fens Waterways webcam
Apologies from the WW office - we're having a few technical difficulties at present and haven't been able to update the site as we'd wish. But until we get them resolved, here's a lovely webcam showing construction progress on the new lock at Boston, on the Fens Waterways link.Richard Fairhurst | 3.43pm | add a comment
Today's news from the web
- Liverpool's new canal takes shape building.co.uk
Latest images of construction progress at Pier Head/Mann Island, where three major regeneration projects are under way. ...
- British Waterways cleans up invasive Japanese Knotweed waterscape.com
British Waterways is introducing a three year plan to control the growth of invasive plant, Japanese Knotweed, on Nottinghamshire’s waterways. ...
- Vegetation management on the Grand Union and Oxford Canals waterscape.com
A change of contractor to manage waterside vegetation in London and the South East has led to an unacceptable level of towpath vegetation on the Grand Union Canal and Oxford Canal this summer. ...
- Canal Watch scheme launched in West London waterscape.com
British Waterways and the Metropolitan Police have teamed up to launch a Canal Watch scheme, between the junction of the Slough Arm on the Grand Union Canal and Denham Deep Lock in Uxbridge. ...
Monday 21 July
Today's news from the web
- New canalside plan for Birmingham city centre birminghampost.net
Birmingham city centre could be transformed with an exclusive new canalside development, council bosses have revealed. ...
- Sea lock failure on Crinan Canal news.bbc.co.uk
The Crinan Canal is closed to through transit after the cill on the sea lock failed over the weekend. ...
- Celebrities explore renovated canal shropshirestar.com
Two of Britain’s best loved and hardest working actors followed in the wake of a pair of Hollywood stars when they enjoyed the pleasures of Shropshire’s canal life....
- New £12m Marina To Host Canal Festival eveningtimes.co.uk
A CANAL festival will be centred around a new £12million marina which is due to open this month. ...
Tuesday 15 July
Today's news from the web
- Denham Culvert works completed waterscape.com
British Waterways successfully completed a £700,000 project earlier this month to repair an historic piece of waterway infrastructure, the Denham Culvert, which carries the River Frays under the Grand Union Canal just north of Denham Lock, near Uxbridge. ...
- Flow Festival 'huge' success kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
The Flow Festival celebrating the restoration of Stourport’s canal basins attracted between 8,000 and 10,000 people over the weekend and has been hailed as a “huge” success. ...
Monday 14 July
Today's news from the web
- Fury after bat cave sealed off expressandstar.com
A canalside cave dating back to the 18th century has been boarded up sparking accusations that canal heritage is being destroyed. ...
- New 150-berth marina approved daventrytoday.co.uk
A new marina in the Daventry district has been given the go-ahead. At a Daventry District Council planning meeting last Wednesday, councillors approved plans for the marina to be built near Yelvertoft. ...
- Boatman Death Suspect Freed oxfordmail.net
Neighbouring boat dwellers who knew Mr O'Neill said the retired engineer, originally from the North of England, was a friendly character. ...
- Propeller injures Staffordshire man in canal boat accident sundaymercury.net
A man has been airlifted to hospital with a leg injury following a canal boat accident in Staffordshire. ...
- Narrowboat had to be lifted out by crane after getting wedged in lock dailymail.co.uk
A narrowboat caused havoc on a canal when it became wedged in a lock, blocking off other boats. ...
- Lancaster Canal towpath improvements garstangcourier.co.uk
Work is nearing completion on a stretch of Garstang's canal towpath giving youngsters a safe route to school. ...
Wednesday 9 July
Today's news from the web
- BW's Wood Wharf plans revealed bdonline.co.uk
Outline plans have been unveiled for Rogers Stirk Harbour’s long-awaited Wood Wharf mixed-use scheme in the London Docklands. ...
- BW attacked for only half clearing graffiti expressandstar.com
A string of complaints about graffiti on a Staffordshire canal bridge led to all the offensive words being removed – but the remaining scrawl was left behind due to “budget constraints”, a move which has left the community enraged. ...
- £1m for CCTV and other canal improvements in Liverpool icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk
Proposals for major improvements along the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been submitted. ...
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