Tuesday 8 July

Today's news from the web

Old HNC book found yorkshirepost.co.uk

The minutiae of life in a Yorkshire town in the Victorian era has been revealed in an old notebook that was almost thrown out with the rubbish. ...
Piddler statue could get metallic makeover lep.co.uk

An iron man makeover could save a statue which once watched over boaters and walkers in Preston. ...
Leeds waterbus scrapped after just three weeks yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

A WEEKDAY waterbus service aimed at commuters has been scuppered after just three weeks. ...

Friday 4 July

Today's news from the web

Sailor 80 Lost At Sea wiltshiretimes.co.uk

An 80-year old narrowboat resident is missing after his sailing boat was found drifting off the coast of Cornwall. ...

Thursday 3 July

Today's news from the web

Braunston festival a success daventrytoday.co.uk

Historic boats, family fun, a music concert and a famous actor all turned out in Braunston over the weekend. ...

Tuesday 1 July

Today's news from the web

Horses inspire landmark sculpture news.bbc.co.uk

The 35m high "Kelpie" heads will form part of the £25m Helix boat lift on land between Falkirk and Grangemouth. ...

Monday 30 June

Today's news from the web

Vandalism repair bill cost £50,000 iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk

Police have stepped up patrols along waterways on the outskirts of Runcorn as the cost of repairing damage to a sluice at Sutton Weaver has mounted to £50,000 over the last three years. ...
Foxton event a success harboroughmail.co.uk

Thousands of people flocked to Foxton Locks to enjoy a family fun day in brilliant sunshine. ...

Thursday 26 June

Picture of the day: The Bond End Canal

"What's all this then?" The late Harry Hines, Hugh Potter, and others examine the top lock on the Bon End Canal, close to WW's former offices in Kottingham House in Burton-on-Trent. Parts of the structure were incorporated into the present dry dock at Shobnall Basin.

(Apologies that we haven't been able to post a new picture every day this week - illness in the WW office has left us short-staffed.)

Richard Fairhurst | 6.14pm | add a comment

Today's news from the web

Villagers Protest At Bridge Closure thisiswiltshire.co.uk

Villagers have reacted angrily to the prospect of a footpath being closed for a possible six months while a canal bridge is repaired. ...

Wednesday 25 June

Today's news from the web

Cow found in canal, not many dead getreading.co.uk

A canoeist was a-moo-sed to find a cow in the Kennet and Avon Canal on Monday night. ...
Public backing for £3.5m Tees Barrage development gazettelive.co.uk

Bw is planning a £3.5m upgrade of the River Tees Barrage....

Tuesday 24 June

Today's news from the web

BW expects water shortage on L&L waterscape.com

"Normally the north and west of England and Scotland experience higher rainfall totals than the south and east. This year we’ve seen somewhat of a reverse and our reservoirs in the south and east are generally above their long term averages whilst a number in the north and Scotland are lower than normal."...
Aggregates to be transported by water to Olympic Park waterscape.com

Aggregate Industries UK Ltd has won the contract to move aggregates to the Olympic Park – including 25% by water (equating to some 250,000 tonnes). ...

Monday 23 June

EA backs down on lock house sales - for now

Under pressure from Thames MPs and Environment Minister Phil Woolas, the Environment Agency has agreed to put on hold its proposed sell-off of Thameside lock houses.

In a statement issued this weekend, it said: "We have agreed to put on hold any changes proposed by the lock house review until we have completed our full review of staff roles, responsibilities, terms and conditions. No action will be taken to sell or rent lock hosues until these negotiations are completed.

"We anticipate that this will take six months, but this guarantee will continue until all negotiations are completed or January 1, 2009, whichever is latest. We will then review the position with lock-keepers and their representatives and with the MPs' group."

Could the EA perhaps be optimistic about the chances of getting more money out of DEFRA - and being able to afford to keep the houses?

Richard Fairhurst | 11.07am | add a comment

Today's news from the web

Schoolgirl in bridge horror manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A SCHOOLGIRL has had both legs amputated after being injured in a 'horrendous' accident on a swing bridge on the Ashton Canal. ...
Reedley Marina Takes Shape As Water Is Pumped In lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

A NEW marina which is expected to boost tourism in Burnley has started to be filled with water. ...

Friday 20 June

Two new features on the WW website

We've unveiled two new features on the site this week which we hope you'll enjoy.

Our new boat planner is a fun but useful tool which helps you to design your ideal narrowboat. You simply choose your bow and stern style; drag and drop components onto a foot-square grid; and then add lines and labels to finish. You can save your boat, too, and come back and refine it later.

We'll be adding more features in the weeks to come, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, do let us know - in the comments here, or by e-mail.

We've also launched our new Picture of the Day feature. WW has a superb collection of archive pictures, from 35 years of the magazine and further back still - but we don't have room to print more than a handful in the magazine. So, most days, WW assistant editor Chris Daniels will be selecting a particularly interesting photo from the archives, and posting it on our 'Latest' page. Our first picture is from the famous china commercial traffic on the Caldon Canal - take a look. You can, of course, leave comments if you know more about the scene!

Richard Fairhurst | 4.54pm | add a comment

Picture of the day: Caldon commercial

In the 1970s, pottery manufacturer Johnson Brothers of Stoke-on-Trent realised that the carriage of delicate china ware between their different factory sites would be less damaging if carried out by water on the adjacent Caldon Canal. Using two purpose-built catamaran-style vessels, crates of china were carried around a quarter of a mile.

So successful was the project that catamarans Milton Maid and Milton Queen were supplemented by the more conventional-style narrowboat Milton Princess, seen here on its inaugural run in 1979. The operation carried on until 1995 when Milton Maid carried the last load from Johnson’s Imperial Works to the Eagle Works. Imperial Works closed shortly afterwards and was demolished.

Chris Daniels | 2.59pm | 1 comment

Today's news from the web

Waterway trust gets lottery grant mk-news.co.uk

Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway Trust has been given a grant to provide signposts and interpretation boards along a section of the proposed waterway which will link the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes to the Great Ouse at Bedford. ...

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