Friday 14 October
Today's news from the web
- Call to put weight limit on Shropshire Union bridges staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk
They claim residents frequently have to jump out of the way and numerous accidents have gone unreported because noone was injured. And they now have concerns about potential accidents at the High Bridge at Woodseaves and the Mill Meece railway bridge. ...
Wednesday 12 October
Today's news from the web
- Linslade Canal Festival success causes concern leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk
This year’s Linslade Canal Festival was the biggest yet, with more than 8,000 people flocking to enjoy food, drink and fun in a scenic setting. But the Tiddenfoot Waterside Park event’s unbridled success has led to health and safety concerns at Leighton-Linslade Town Council, who say action is needed if the festival is to continue to be a safe event. ...
- Flood fears over lock keeper cottage rent plan bbc.co.uk
Empty houses belonging to the Environment Agency at nine locks and weirs along the River Thames are to be rented out to the public. ...
- Stourport Canal Basin gets top transport award waterscape.com
Stourport Canal Basin is celebrating being awarded a ‘Red Wheel’ plaque from the Transport Trust in recognition of the historical interest of this waterway landmark. ...
- Fish rescued in Midland canals pollution fightback birminghammail.net
Officials from the Environment Agency (EA) and British Waterways have started pumping contaminated water from canals in the Black Country for treatment at Minworth Sewage Treatment Works....
- Plans afloat for river festival in Northwich town centre northwichguardian.co.uk
A riverside festival is being launched to float the boat of residents and visitors alike and put Northwich on the map. ...
Tuesday 11 October
Today's news from the web
- Princes to increase Manchester Ship Canal container traffic menmedia.co.uk
Food and drink group Princes is to extend a deal with Peel Ports to transport its goods along the Manchester Ship Canal. ...
- 13,000 sign petition for the Chesterfield Canal restoration derbyshiretimes.co.uk
A STAGGERING 13,000 people have backed a petition to show there is “tremendous” support for restoring Chesterfield’s canal. ...
Monday 10 October
Today's news from the web
- Canal boat users left with two-day detour expressandstar.com
Canal boat users are facing a two-day detour due to lock closures imposed to contain pollution following a fire in the Black Country – as it emerged a second stretch of water is now affected....
- Bridge plan raises the stake for canal falkirkherald.co.uk
Planning officials fear a massive canal development’s lifting bridge could cause traffic chaos. ...
Thursday 6 October
Charity gets a name - and a logo
The charity that will replace British Waterways next April has until now struggled under the ungainly codename "the New Waterways Charity".
Richard Fairhurst | 5.09pm
Today's news from the web
- Stuck barge causes waterway gridlock on Regent's Canal camdennewjournal.com
This unlucky barge owner got a serious sinking feeling when his boat nose-dived into the canal and got stuck in one of Camden Town’s locks. The back of the houseboat became caught on a concrete sill at the Kentish Town lock near Kentish Town Road on Saturday evening. ...
- Chasewater Reservoir refilled after £5.5m repair work bbc.co.uk
Waters at a 200-year-old Staffordshire reservoir are set to rise again after the completion of a £5.5m repair job. ...
- Lock gates milestone for Gloucestershire canal project bbc.co.uk
Six new canal lock gates have been installed in Gloucestershire marking another significant step forward in the regeneration of the Cotswold Canals. ...
- Romney Weir gets ready for Hydropower environment-agency.gov.uk
The Environment Agency’s recent repair works on Romney weir have now come to an end – making way for the construction stage of the exciting new hydropower scheme which is set to revolutionise the electricity supply for Windsor Castle. ...
Wednesday 5 October
Today's news from the web
- Heritage Lottery Fund refuses grant for Merseyside project to restore steamship guardian.co.uk
Attempts to restore a a steam-powered ship built at Birkenhead in 1903 and now the oldest of its kind in the world, may have been sunk by its failure to win a £2.8m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. ...
Tuesday 4 October
Today's news from the web
- Canal village turns back the clock - Community - Northampton Chronicle & Echo northamptonchron.co.uk
The annual Village at War event in Stoke Bruerne proved to be extremely popular this year with thousands of people visiting the village on the Grand Union Canal during the weekend. ...
- Blaze leaves thousands of fish dead expressandstar.com
Thousands of fish have died after a canal in Wolverhampton became polluted following a huge fire that destroyed two warehouses. Up to 5,000 dead fish have been pulled out of the Birmingham Canal Main Line after the water became contaminated. ...
- New name for BW charity just "a couple of weeks" away thirdsector.co.uk
A decision about the final terms for BW's independence would be made before Christmas, and an announcement about a new name and logo might be made "in the next couple of weeks". ...
- Bid to restore town canal to former glory stamfordmercury.co.uk
Restoration is to take place on part of the Oakham Canal....
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