Tuesday 1 April

Today's news from the web

Group to tackle dog fouling todmordennews.co.uk

A NEW working group has been set up to tackle the problem of dog fouling on the Rochdale canal towpath in Todmorden. ...
Abandoned boat is an accident waiting to happen halifaxcourier.co.uk

Children are putting their lives in peril by playing on an abandoned boat, say canalside residents. ...

Demolition signs at historic pub expressandstar.com

Demolition notices have been put up at a canalside pub in the Black Country, sparking fears campaigners might have lost a year-long battle to save it from the bulldozer. ...
At the limit: Devizes to Westminster kayak race timesonline.co.uk

Picture the scene: it’s 8am and you are in a canoe somewhere on the Thames with nothing much more than a hat and waterproof jacket. You have been rowing nonstop for five hours and have another 15 to go. It’s freezing. And then it starts to snow. ...

Opening Of Lock For Free To Boaters Should Lure More River Users yorkpress.co.uk

Castle Mills Lock, on the River Foss in York, will be opened for free for the first time by members of the local section of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), which covers the Ouse and Ure corridor, for the 2008 summer season. ...
Floating village plans for Preston lep.co.uk

Plans to build a "floating village" in Preston's docklands are moving forward. ...
Monkey Bridge plaque unveiled newburytoday.co.uk

Newbury’S New Monkey Bridge will be officially opened next month. ...
Wreck of the Week property.timesonline.co.uk

A canalside property in Ansty is being auctioned for just £165,000....

Poor weather cuts short canal festival woking.co.uk

Thirteen proved to be unlucky for canal festival organisers who saw months of hard work ruined by the weather. ...
Lathom marina plan finally scuppered after appeal icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk

An APPEAL for planning permission for a marina alongside the Leeds-Liverpool canal at Lathom has been rejected because of the impact on the Green Belt and the surrounding roads. ...
Litherland canal regeneration wins approval icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk

A CANALSIDE area of Litherland, Liverpool, is to be regenerated after plans have been approved by councillors. ...
"Two thirds don't want canal" gazetteandherald.co.uk

The MAJORITY of people in Swindon are against plans to build a canal through the centre of town. ...
Bid to save old boats' graveyard news.bbc.co.uk

A campaign has begun to save an historic collection of abandoned boats on the banks of the River Severn. ...

Reservoir duck shoots vetoed by BW hemeltoday.co.uk

The controversial sport of shooting ducks at Tring Reservoirs will cease from next month (April) under a new agreement. British Waterways has reached a deal with Tring Park Estates to purchase the fishing and shooting rights at the four reservoirs in Wilstone, Startop's End, Marsworth and Tringford. ...
Quay comforts liverpoolecho.co.uk

Canal Village is a development of one and two bedroom apartments along the canalside at Ellesmere Port. ...
The Waterways Trust welcomes aboard new Trustee waterscape.com

The Waterways Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Niner as its new Trustee. ...
Canal blaze arson probe hornseyjournal.co.uk

Firefighters are investigating a fierce blaze that gutted two houses on a building site by the River Lee Navigation. ...
Canal pub to reopen iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk

Tried and tested pub values will be relied on when The Star at Acton reopens next month. ...
Exciting plan for canalside development iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk

Plans to transform Middlewich’s canalside into a top tourist destination have been revealed. ...
Route sought for Grantham Canal link thisisnottingham.co.uk

Multi-million pound plans could link the River Trent to the Grantham Canal for the first time in decades. ...

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