Friday 17 July

Today's news from the web

Salford City Council approves £400m port scheme crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk

Salford City Council has approved Peel Group’s plans for a huge £400m part for cargo ships to be built at Barton, near Eccles. ...

Aqueduct announced for Measham burtonmail.co.uk

A former mining village would become ‘a tourist destination in its own right’ under ambitious plans for the next phase of the Ashby Canal restoration, the project officer for the scheme has said. ...
72-year old held in boat murder case lep.co.uk

A pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found collapsed on a canal barge in Lancashire. ...

Asbestos danger in river and canal boats ybw.com

A man who worked for ten years at an East London Marina repairing narrow boats has settled out of court for an undisclosed sum, claiming exposure to asbestos at work gave him terminal lung cancer. ...

Canal boat launched that runs on old chip fat clickgreen.org.uk

British Waterways have launched their first biofuel powered boat as part of a trial scheme to find a more environmentally friendly way to power the vessels operating along the 2,200 miles of the country's canals and rivers. ...
Thames lockie scoops national award boatingbusiness.com

Adam Benge was presented with the Esme Dowling Lock Keeper of the Year Award at a ceremony alongside Cookham Lock on Wednesday 1 July....

Litter-pick by canoe falkirkherald.co.uk

Young environmentalists found a fun way to get some exercise while cleaning up the Union Canal. ...
Houseboats can stay despite river clashes cambridge-news.co.uk

A BAN on houseboats on a busy part of the River Cam has been rejected despite dire warnings about their threat to public safety. ...
Turbines for Lancaster Canal thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk

A GREEN energy scheme planned for Killington Reservoir near Kendal will use water and wind power to generate electricity for 2,300 homes. ...

Overhead line lobby pledge shropshirestar.com

The Campaign to Protect Rural England fears the proposed 13-mile overhead power line would ruin “an area of significant landscape value” adjacent to the Llangollen Canal. ...
New waterways archive catalogues go online waterscape.com

Thanks to funding from the Pilgrim Trust and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The National Waterways Museum is delighted to announce that three new catalogues detailing even more of the extensive Waterways Archive collection are now available to explore on-line at www.virtualwaterways.co.uk ...
Cash needed to keep Basingstoke open gethampshire.co.uk

A LACK of money could force parts of the Basingstoke Canal to close again, its managers fear. ...
Tunnel marks key milestone worcesternews.co.uk

A TUNNEL has been successfully excavated marking a key milestone in the restoration of Droitwich’s canals. ...

A449 tunnel complete on Droitwich news.bbc.co.uk

A 75m (246ft) long tunnel has been created by workers as part of an £11.5m scheme to restore the Droitwich Canals. ...
Royal barge refitted at Gillingham maritimejournal.com

The Royal Nore has now returned with a top deck entirely rebuilt together with a lounge area and reception space on one level....
Historic trek will lead to Rochdale canal festival rochdaleobserver.co.uk

As part of the festival celebrations, a horse drawn boat will travel from Guide Bridge on the Ashton Canal along the length of the Rochdale Canal. ...
Community project at Pontcysyllte eveningleader.co.uk

The first in a series of grass roots meetings involving Wrexham communities in the future of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen Canal is to be held on Monday. ...
MP Nick Herbert visits Wey & Arun Canal waterscape.com

Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert paid a visit to the Wey & Arun Canal on 19 June to see how parts of the historic waterway are being brought back into use. ...
Crackdown on jet-ski river yobs peterboroughtoday.co.uk

A CRACKDOWN on yobbish jet-ski riders and speeding boats on the River Nene is to be launched ahead of Tacklefest - Britain's most prestigious fishing event. ...
Landing stages overhauled on the Nene northamptonchron.co.uk

Landing stages on the River Nene in Northamptonshire are shipshape again, following a £74,000 overhaul by the Environment Agency. ...

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