Monday 19 May
Today's news from the web
- Crews probe canal tunnel blaze riddle birminghammail.net
...
- Canal boats are stars of show expressandstar.com
Hundreds of visitors flocked to a canal basin in Halesowen to enjoy a host of attractions including narrowboat rides, ferret racing and a fairground. ...
- Metal thieves steal canalside art thisisleicestershire.co.uk
Bronze artwork was uprooted from the towpath next to the Grand Union Canal in Leicester, near Frog Island, causing about £30,000 of damage. ...
- Canal Festival Attracts Thousands thisislocallondon.co.uk
As the Rickmansworth Canal Festival comes to a close, it is estimated that around 10,000 visitors took part in the fun. ...
- New crew cranes opened on canal news.bbc.co.uk
New cranes to help people with mobility problems to get from a boat onto a jetty or pontoon have been officially opened on the Caledonian Canal. ...
- Engineer did not foresee River Severn danger portsmouth.co.uk
An engineer overseeing the inspection of a lock where a Hampshire diver was crushed after a dam burst has admitted that a danger which could be tested by a child's toe in a bath plughole had "not occurred" to him. ...
- BW boss goes on tour to meet customers waterscape.com
British Waterways chief executive, Robin Evans, is set to embark on a nationwide tour to meet with boaters, anglers, walkers, and other interested local canal users, giving customers a dedicated forum to discuss their interests and express their views on the management of the waterways. ...
Thursday 15 May
How the outside world sees us
The designer's bible, Design Week, takes an unprompted look at narrowboat design with this challenging article.Richard Fairhurst | 2.44pm | 1 comment
Today's news from the web
- Jury visits Severn lock thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
The jury in the inquest of tragic diver David Gordon Moore yesterday visited the site where he died while working on a lock almost four years ago. The 11 jurors were kitted out in life jackets as they were guided around Upper Lode Lock near Tewkesbury. ...
- New L&L canal bridge icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk
Plans for an iconic new canal bridge in Litherland have won the seal of approval. ...
- Deer ramps installed on S&SYN thornegazette.co.uk
Deer ramps have been installed along the Stainforth and Keadby Canal in a bid to reduce the numbers of animals drowning. ...
- River Severn diver died after leaky dam burst portsmouth.co.uk
A professional diver servicing a lock was crushed to death by three metres of water after a "primitive" leaky dam burst over him, an inquest heard. ...
Wednesday 14 May
Today's news from the web
- Trent Vale project seeks community involvement waterscape.com
The Trent Vale Landscape Partnership, led by British Waterways, has just begun a period of community involvement to identify projects that could benefit local people, visitors, and the natural and cultural heritage along the River Trent. ...
- Jury to visit diver death scene news.bbc.co.uk
An inquest jury is to visit the scene where a diver died after he became trapped underwater in a River Severn lock. ...
- Isolated canal gets cleanup nwemail.co.uk
Ulverston Inshore Rescue has launched an attack on the litter and debris in Ulverston Canal. ...
Monday 12 May
Sea Otter Boats enter liquidation
WW has learned today that Sea Otter, long-established aluminium narrowboat builders, has been placed into a "controlled liquidation". Initial reports suggest that no boat-buyers have lost out.Richard Fairhurst | 3.30pm | add a comment
Today's news from the web
- Manchester Bolton & Bury breakthrough waterscape.com
Two hundred years after it was built, a major milestone in the restoration of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal was reached on Friday 9 May 2008 as British Waterways' contractor, Volker Stevin, broke though the end of a new 70-metre long canal tunnel at Salford. ...
- Harrison Ford wants another canal trip people.co.uk
The Hollywood actor who plays the high-speed hero is keen to repeat his slowmotion trip on a 60ft narrow boat with lots of stops at waterside pubs. ...
- Visitors up at Falkirk Wheel waterscape.com
The Falkirk Wheel attracted over 500,000 visitors in 2007, a 17.5% increase on 2006, according to VisitScotland's Scottish Visitor Attraction Monitor, announced today, Friday, 9 May 2008. ...
Thursday 8 May
Today's news from the web
- Stroud council asks Huddersfield restorers for advice thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
Over the past couple of months Stroud District Council has been working behind the scenes to evaluate the future of the Cotswold Canals project....
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198